Whatchapne? What’s happened? What’s been going on? What has the last week, month, or year done to you — and for you?
I came across a word today that doesn’t officially exist:
What has happened to you since the last time you really looked? whatchapne
We have “what’s up” (too casual). We have “how are you” (too automatic). But “whatchapne” sits in the messy middle. It acknowledges that things have occurred. That time passed. That you might not be the same person you were when we last spoke.
It’s the kind of word you’d text a friend you haven’t seen since high school. The kind your grandmother says over the phone when she hears something different in your voice. The kind you ask yourself at 2 a.m. when sleep won’t come. What has the last week, month, or year
And if nothing’s “happened”? That’s an answer too.
The answer might surprise you.
No dictionary entry. No autocorrect recognition. But somehow, it made perfect sense.