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What is WHATS THE HAPS?

.. I had a friend in high school who would say this .. short for "What's happening?" .. saves one syllable and creates a noun .. actually it's use goes back to Shakespeare .. Hamlet at Ham IV.iii.70 "Howe'er my haps, my joys were ne'er begun."

Hey Man .. what's the haps?

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WHATS THE HAPS - what is it?

A new, jazzier catchphrase to say when you encounter your friends. This phrase dates back to 36 BCE: Mark Antony yelled this to the Parthians after arriving with his calvary to Anatolia.

Group of people: *having a good time
Jim: WHAT THE HAP IS FUCKENING!
Group of people: Oh damn it

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What does "WHATS THE HAPS" mean?

What's going on? Or What are we doing today?

Dick>>Yo Jane -- what's the haps on the craps?

Jane>> Not a whole lotta - going to go to the mac-deez for some grub tonight.

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WHATS THE HAPS - what does it mean?

An alteration of the phrase, "what's happening?"

Its earliest usage dates back to 1992 when Ice Cube (best known for his lead acting role in "Are We Done Yet?") inquired eloquently about the occurrence of a game of craps.

Tre: Whats the haps?
IC: I don't know, but today seems kinda odd
Tre: Do please elaborate while I listen to Footsteps In The Dark by The Isley Brothers

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WHATS THE HAPS - meaning

That point of exasperation where you cannot form normal sentences anymore.

So much has been going on at school lately that all I can say is what the hap is fuckening?!

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WHATS THE HAPS - definition

A phrase uttered by somebody who has no idea what is happening. Can be used as a funny way of saying wtf.
Originally started in the FantasyBattlefield clan teamspeak.

~FanT members talking over the mic while playing Battlefield 3~

Taj: *raspy voice* Winkly. WINKLY. Get in the car WINKLY

Offal: What is hap?..

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WHATS THE HAPS - slang

a cool way of saying "whats happening"

hey dude whats the haps

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WHATS THE HAPS

what's happening

Hey Haulie, whats the haps? North Shore (the movie - 1987!)

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WHATS THE HAPS

A cool way of saying whats happening or what is going on. Can also be used as a greeting. First used by Sideburns 2003.

Whats the hap? OR Whats the hap man

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WHATS THE HAPS

Regained popularity thanks to Gary Busey in the movie "Beyond the Ring"

Gary Busey (talking to asian crime king pin) "Yo guy! Whats the haps?"

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