Taken from the word happening. Can be used as a greeting, an exclamation of enjoyment, a form of asking the well-being of another person and a way of saying that everything is well.
1) a question when one is curious about what is going on around him.
2)A popular greeting greating used instead of "hello".
3) A state of confusion when used in a situation where both definitions intertwine.
eg. when you have just met someone whom you know and who may be curious about a situation or the goings on around you.
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.
After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.