Meaning

2 senses
  1. (informal)An informal greeting asking the other person what has recently happened in their life. A typical response might be "Not much; you?". The greeting is not always literal and may just be used to say hello.

    was gibt's Neues?

    что но́вого?što nóvovo?

  2. (idiomatic, rhetoric)A rhetorical request for some real news, on hearing a report that was not news because it represents a continuing predictable and unsatisfactory situation.

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

Examples

60 sentences
  1. Tell us what's new with you.

  2. What's new in your neck of the woods?

    ruЧто нового у вас в глубинке? — Ooneykcall

  3. What's your new address?

    ruКакой у тебя новый адрес? — odexed

  4. Check out what's new.

  5. What's the new teacher like?

    deWie ist der neue Lehrer so? — BraveSentry

Translations

7 languages
Русский
informal greeting asking what has happened recently:
Deutsch
informal greeting asking what has happened recently:
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