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what's new

An informal greeting asking the other person what has recently happened in their lives. A typical response might be, "Not much, you?". At times the greeting may not be literal and might just be used as a synonym for hello or what's up.
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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'what's new':

what's newThe latest developments in a particular situation or a person's life.
what's newImplies that the situation is and always has been unsatisfactory.
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