ConnectPhrase · Ages 11-25 · In use
kespass
'What's up?' or 'what's going on?'. A greeting heard among young people in Montréal.
Yo kespass, t'es où? (Yo what's up, where are you?)
For parents and educators
Just a greeting. It shows how Montréal teens borrow from the many languages around them.
Where it came from
A shortened 'qu'est-ce qui se passe'. It echoes the Haitian Creole greeting 'sak pase' and is part of Montréal street slang that mixes French, English, Creole and Arabic.
Also heard as
kespasse, kes qui se passe
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