Meaning

1 senses
  1. (colloquial)Well. Typically used to express exasperation, a matter-of-fact or unenthusiastic attitude, or helpless acceptance of something surprising.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. State police spokeswoman Janet Welp says the truck wound up crashing into a bridge railing along Interstate 30.

  2. Welp, I'm screwed.

    ruМда, я попал. — ZegPhig

Origin

Representing well pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end: well + -p.

Representing well pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end: well + -p.

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