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Wat

adv, det, name, noun, pron, slang

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of what. Internet, alt-of, alternative, informal, not-comparable
Determiner
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of what. Internet, alt-of, alternative, informal

    "Then, in a staggering display of empathy for the deceased lacking, this friend segues to the narcissist nub of the matter: "Omg wat if yu get arrested b4 yur bdai.""

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A medieval English given name, short for Walter or from the Anglo-Saxon name Watt.
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of Waterford. abbreviation, alt-of
Noun
  1. 1
    A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia, especially those in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.

    "There are two wats near this village."

  2. 2
    A kind of stew or curry eaten in Ethiopia and Eritrea.

    "In Ethiopia, a volcanic pepper and spice seasoning, berbere, is widely used, and the stews called wats are eaten with a spongy flat bread, injera."

Pronoun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of what. Internet, alt-of, alternative, informal

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Thai วัด (wát).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Amharic ወጥ (wäṭ).

Etymology 3

Variation of what, used for humorous effect.

Etymology 4

Variation of what, used for humorous effect.

Etymology 5

Variation of what, used for humorous effect.

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