what was that

Meaning

(colloquial) What did you just say? Synonym of say again

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see what,‎ was,‎ that.

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Examples

What was that you were saying just before the food arrived? Something about me... no competition... best thing that ever happened to you... Suzanne Collins

What was that you tried to say? Thom Yorke

What was that thing that could make two people promise one another to spend every day of the rest of their lives together? Ah, I found it. It was a thing called love. A small simple word. Cecelia Ahern

So what was that all about?" "I think," Jace said, "that she asked if she could touch my mango." "Shethat?" Jace shrugged. "Yeah, then she gave me her number. Cassandra Clare

The next thing I knew I was listening to five people shouting. What was that all about, anyway? Cassandra Clare

What was that whiteness? Truth? A pebble of quartz? For once, then, something. Robert Frost

Words in the phrase

what was that

Close letter words and terms

what up what was someone smoking what was someone thinking what was your first clue what way the wind is blowing what will become of