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?

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?"

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?"

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?

Wait, what? by ActuallySensible June 17, 2018

wait, what?! 

the phrase when a middle schooler is instructed by a gym teacher to do something

little Timmy was told to go to the far left side of the gym. his response was "wait, what?!"

wait, what?! by bobbobby1234567890 March 5, 2020

Wait... what? 

A phrase used when something isn't right.

Guy: 1 + 1 is 41023012
Guy 2: Wait... what?

Wait... what? by KnowYourMaths October 13, 2018

wait, what? 

1. Term used after saying something rather perverted or offensive. Said to make it look like whoever said it, was actually joking but a majority of the time they are not.

2. Used to deflect personal responsibility from a blunt comment.

1. Me- "Hey, how's your day going? Oh yeah, I want to do you in the ass! Wait, what?!"

Girl- "Uh, excuse me?"

Me- "I don't know what you're talking about..."

2. Me- "Why don't you quit being such an asshole? Wait, what?"

You- "What the hell did I do?"

Me- "Um, I was just joking?"

wait, what? by jeffistic manwhore October 3, 2009