Why do people message saying "what's up?". It is hardly a greeting is it?

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4meAndyou · F

It is a greeting. It's like saying, "How are you? What's new?"

Rhonda · F

@4meAndyou it's an odd greeting

4meAndyou · F

@Rhonda It was first used as a greeting during a 1999 beer commercial during Monday Night football, then it was used repeatedly in the movies Ant Man and the Wasp. Scary Movie also parodied the football ad. It's a pop culture thing.

Rhonda · F

@4meAndyou must be American as I've never heard it before

4meAndyou · F

@Rhonda It's definitely American.