Wait, what?

Term used on the Internet to indicate confusion about, and often to point out a contradiction within, something someone else has said.

Person A: I like unicorns. Their scales are lovely.

Person B: Unicorn scales? Wait, what?

by IceMetalPunk August 22, 2011

Wait. What?

A way of indicating that the thing you or someone else just said makes no sense.

A new law prohibits smoking in restaurants, bars and on the grounds of hospitals and schools. But prisons, psychiatric institutions and retirement homes exempted...

Wait. What?

by tvjames December 22, 2010

Wait. What?

A phrase used to back the conversation up when you realize you weren't listening. You caught the ice cream end of the conversation,and oops, you wish you had heard the meat and potatoes. It could be important, so you use this phrase to try and sneak by the fact that you were thinking about dirty pics and bacon cheeseburgers while your friend was pouring their heart out. Hopefully they're so distraught they'll rewind and repeat without noticing.

"........And he left me there all drunk with no shoes and my weave falling out!"
"Wait. What?"

by sugarmonkey April 1, 2008

Wait, what?

A phrase often spoken after answering a question with a rote or automatic response, only to realize you didn't really understand the question, and likely did not mean your answer.

Friend: "I know you don't like fish, so I went ahead and ordered you the raw squid."
You: "That's great. Wait, what?"

by Maelstromleague February 3, 2018

Wait, what?

When someone is talking so fast or talking about such nonsensical things you can’t understand that you just have to hold your hand up and say, wait, what? Also used as an expression of surprise.

Example 1:
Julie: OMIGOSH Jessica, the craaaaziest thing happened today ooh crayfish anywaaaay so yeah the absolutely most crazy thing yeah so Anna was like whaaat and I was like whaaat and Jordan was like what are you whaaating about and like-
Jessica: Wait, what?

Example 2:
Daughter: Hey, mom.
Mom: Hey. Your belly is kinda bloated. You ate a lot today, huh?
Daughter: Oh, actually, I’m pregnant. Did I not tell you?
Mom: Wait, what?

by ActuallySensible June 17, 2018

The Wheeler Wait

The act of buying an engagement ring for your long time girlfriend, but never actually proposing.

Eric: "Hey Jess, has James given you that engagement ring he bought for you 13 years ago?"
Jess: "I wish!"
Eric: "So I see he's still pulling The Wheeler Wait"

by HillbillyNemesis January 11, 2013

The one who always says you are not Asian oh wait I don't live with her mum

I don't know figure it out yourself I just kept on clicking the middle button of my keyboard and made a master piece.

The one who always says you are not Asian oh wait I don't live with her mum is the weirdest thing I have created by fat

by Your real name is your real na October 18, 2019