Another term for saying what are you doing or tell me about your life. A term spoken by a woman with a bad case of acid reflex and is said in a delicate whisper.
Allison: Hey mom, how was school today.?
Marie: Very tiring.....
Allison: Why was it was tiring.?
Marie: I don't know, just a long day...what are you about?
by black_cock6658 July 25, 2009
Get the What are you about mug.
meaning "what do you mean?"

it is a shortened version on "what are you going on about?" or "what are you talking about?"

usually used when someone is not making sense for extended periods of time or if you feel like you've missed something.

can be lengthened to show complete and utter confusion.
example 1.

knobhead: dude. i totally just pwned that n00b. i asdfghjkl; the ask;nfw. fo shizzle my nizzle dizzle.

awesome: what you on about?

example 2.

knobhead: so, tomorrow, then?

awesome person: what?

knobhead: we can go and you can meet them, yeah?

awesome person: what you on about?

example 3.
Gavino Free(roosterteeth): what you on about?
by sammy sam November 19, 2013
Get the what you on about? mug.
meaning "what do you mean?"

it is a shortened version on "what are you going on about?" or "what are you talking about?"

usually used when someone is not making sense for extended periods of time or if you feel like you've missed something.

can be lengthened to show complete and utter confusion.
eg.
what the fuck are you on about?
what, exactly, are you on about?
what the fuck are you on about, exactly?
what the fucking hell are you on about you fucking cock? how's about you learn to fucking speak english?
example 1.
knobhead: dude. i totally just pwned that n00b. i asdfghjkl; the ask;nfw. fo shizzle my nizzle dizzle.
awesome: what the fuck are you on about?

example 2.
knobhead: so, tomorrow, then?
awesome person: what?
knobhead: we can go and you can meet them, yeah?
awesome person: what are you on about?
by moniique. October 3, 2007
Get the what are you on about? mug.
When someone is saying something that is either annoying, complicated, not believable or you simply don't know what else to say, you just ask them what they're yapping about.
Person K: bro i just clap some account 200dl rn stfu nahh bro
Person B: what are you yapping about
by MyManOrWhat June 23, 2020
Get the what are you yapping about mug.
or what you know about dat

a question that doesn't need to be answered

referring to the fact that you don't know as much about a subject as i do
grandson- damn granddad look at her....

granddad- son "what you know about that" ?

granddad- back in my day "i knew all about that"
by ArisPie February 14, 2010
Get the what you know about that mug.
A phrase vaguely assuming that someone doesn't know something unlike you. Usually used by anyone who can't stand the fact that somebody young or old may know more than what you do.
Example 1/ Girl: Hey auntie I saw West Side Story some days back and I just love it. Especially that ending.

Auntie: What you know about that? That's my movie stop playing yourself. I saw it in theaters.

Girl: But you told me that you've only seen half of the movie in theaters when it came out because you fell asleep. You've never watched it again.????

Auntie: you'll understand when your 70.

Girl: lol....... yeah sure

Example 2/ Beehive fan: I love my hit jam Irreplaceable by the God Beyonce.

Beyonce: what you know about that??? I wrote the song. Bow down b******.

Ne-Yo: b**** please I wrote that song

Beehive fan: quiet Ne-Yo the Royal Queen is talking.
by handle is already in use May 28, 2019
Get the what you know about that mug.
Knowing you fucked up and is afraid to confront them about the situation one on one.
What are you talking about? I didn’t do that?

That wasn’t me I swear.
Ooop

Liar
by Oopsterpoopster December 21, 2019
Get the What are you talking about? mug.