whats the haps

An alteration of the phrase, "what's happening?"

Its earliest usage dates back to 1992 when Ice Cube (best known for his lead acting role in "Are We Done Yet?") inquired eloquently about the occurrence of a game of craps.

Tre: Whats the haps?
IC: I don't know, but today seems kinda odd
Tre: Do please elaborate while I listen to Footsteps In The Dark by The Isley Brothers

by Goodyear Blimp October 6, 2011

What's the haps on the craps?

What's going on? Or What are we doing today?

Dick>>Yo Jane -- what's the haps on the craps?

Jane>> Not a whole lotta - going to go to the mac-deez for some grub tonight.

by graphxman July 14, 2006

what the hap is fuckening

A new, jazzier catchphrase to say when you encounter your friends. This phrase dates back to 36 BCE: Mark Antony yelled this to the Parthians after arriving with his calvary to Anatolia.

Group of people: *having a good time
Jim: WHAT THE HAP IS FUCKENING!
Group of people: Oh damn it

by my name jeff69 April 25, 2019

What hap?

Short for "What happened?"

Can also use it as a greeting by saying "What's hap?"

"WTF? The file transfer was at 90 percent. What hap?"

by goodkind November 5, 2009

What the hap is fuckening

An expression of neurodivergent, dyslexic confusion, "what the fuck is happening?"

Can refer to the state of affairs in any very specific situation or in a general sense of society as a whole.

Person A: "Have you heard they're building a concentration camp in the Everglades and they're calling it "Alligator Alcatraz"?"

Person B: "What the hap is fuckening?"

by MizzBean August 24, 2025