what's with

idiom

informal

1

: what is the reason for (something)

(So) what's with the hat?

2

: what is wrong with (someone or something)

What's with him? Is he upset?

Examples of what's with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Plus, how a State Department office aims to build relationships with young people around the world, and what's with these latest food recalls? —Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2023

As for Matthew, what's with constructing this entire crab-catching contraption? —Dalton Ross, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2023

So, what's with the almost? —Davey Winder, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2022

And what's with the sand dunes? —Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2022

Jeanne Moos asks what's with all the hybrids? —Brett McKeehan, CNN, 7 Aug. 2021

So what's with the headlines? —TheWeek, 19 Nov. 2020

So what's with the name mix-up? —Good Housekeeping, 30 Sep. 2020

So what's with the numbers? —Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 10 July 2020