what in the world

1. see under on earth.

Example Sentences

“When we read it, we were like, ‘What in the world?’”

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What in the world was she talking about?

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For much of the past three seasons, ever since some American billionaires took over one of London’s oldest soccer teams from a Russian oligarch, the biggest mystery in the English Premier League has been, what in the world is going on at Chelsea?

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Carter, a Southern Baptist Sunday-school teacher, replied that, yes, he was “born again,” thereby sending a legion of journalists from outside the Bible belt to their Rolodexes to figure out what in the world he was talking about.

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I was like, "What in the world?"

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