what's new

English

Noun

what's new (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic) The latest developments in a particular situation or a person's life.

   We send out a newsletter to our clients every week to tell them what's new in the company.

Phrase

what's new?

1. (idiomatic) 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.
2. (rhetorical question, idiomatic, sarcastic) Implies that the situation is and always has been unsatisfactory.

   You're still having problems with that idiot you employed last year? So, what's new?

Synonyms

• hello, what's up (1)
• what else is new (2)

Translations

informal greeting asking what has happened recently

• Abkhaz: иҟеи? (ab) (ik̄ei?)
• Azeri: nə var nə yox? (az)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 最近怎麼樣？, 最近怎么样？ (zuìjìn zěnmeyàng?)

• Finnish: mitä uutta (fi)?, mitä kuuluu (fi)?
• French: quoi de neuf ? (fr)

• German: was gibt's Neues? (de)
• Japanese: お変わりありませんか？ (ja) (o-kawari arimasen ka?), (informal) 最近、何かあった？ (ja) (saikin, nani-ka atta?)
• Polish: co nowego? (pl)
• Russian: что нового? (ru) (što nóvovo?)