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What's the craic? 

A phrase from the Irish word craic meaning with the English/urban equivalent of: what is happening in your life since last we met./give me the 411.

cultural similarities between Celtic communities in the UK has allowed the slang terms to have acceptable usage in all Celtic community dialects.
1:-So what's the craic? doin fine still up north, TB
2:-nowt much, started college this week.

What's the crack? 

What's going on, what's been going on.

What's the situation.

Can also be used as:

What's your crack (what's going on with you).
"Crack?"

See also, "No crack" ("Nee crack" - Geordie) as an insult meaning boring, with nothing to talk about.
"What's the crack?".

"Not a lot, just been at work really".
What's the crack? by peteski22 August 8, 2011

What's the crack? 

A phrase generally used in Northern Ireland meaning "any news", or something to that effect. It's answered with "nothing much" even if you do have news.
"What's the crack?"
"Nothing much. Oh, I won the lottery!".
"Class!"

whats the craic

Craic meaning fun in Gaeilge. If someone asks you Whats the Craic this means How are you? Is there anything fun happening? Used as a greeting in Ireland Also used is Whats the story? Meaning Is there any news?
Whats the craic with tomorrow night? This means whats happening tomorrow night.

whats the craic

a saying used by most people in nothern ireland to great some one or find out whats happening
right ls whats the craic
or
that was mad craic
or
klass craic lads
whats the craic by Jonny smyth July 24, 2006

whats the craic

cilli from derry
(cilli joins the lobby) us yupping it cilli "whats the craic" us not yupping it anymore