What the 

An expression of surprise, or incomprehension.

Also see
What the hell
What the heck
What the fuck
WTF
What in Blue Blazes

As his slumbering mind was touched by the dawning rays of wakefulness, his first impression was of a mop of frizzy orange hair brushing his face. Awareness suddenly slapped him upside his head, not only was there was a person seated on his lap, but he was strapped inside a car sardine-can-packed with clowns, missiling towards a burning building. "What the!" he exclaimed.

What the by Chaz August 11, 2005

WHAT THE.....!? 

Similar to all "What the..." expressions, but left uncompleted because of immediate devastating circumstances occuring before the individual is able to complete the expression.

a.) Used in horror movies - directly before victim discovers monster emerging from the plumbing or some other unexpected place. Victim says "What the..." and then is interupted abruptly by slime monster attack.

b.) As an element of surprise - "What the..." used as individual looks down at their shoe, after stepping in something soft and squishy on lawn.

c.) Similar usage: "What DA..." in extreme northern and southern geographical areas.

WHAT THE.....!? by K Gruby-Hill February 19, 2005

What The!? 

A word to define something weird or out of the ordinary commonly used by Ash Chlo

MAN: I LOVE YOUR MILKY WHITE ANKLES

WOMAN: WHAT THE!?

What The!? by CravendaleBoy April 8, 2011

what the 

another way of sayin' "what the fuck?"

Mr. Woicicki: "Ok, you guys, here's your homework for today."

Ben: "O, what the fizz, dizz?!!"

what the by Ben Cruz September 25, 2005

What the 

Short for W-T-F or What the 'F'? Typically used in cases of extreme incomprehension. Also used with the other W words: Who, When, Why, & Where.

Dude, look, your wife is on TV!

What the..?

What the by Whotha July 11, 2006

What the 

An exclamation of surprise towards a point that someone has made.

Moose: Siege is a proper dead game

Swifty: What the

2 minutes later

Swifty: Hey Mooz, wanna play F1?
Moose: No
Swifty: What the

What the by Artic_fox05 April 6, 2021

what the? 

A segmant on the australian television program (rove live) it includes random pictures, newspaper clippings or photos.

Rove: A printer cartridge coloured black with the name 'niger'. WHAT THE!!!

what the? by bEATLe_PauL June 9, 2005