On Thu, 15 Apr 2004, J C wrote: > any guesses as to what the hell it means as "what" then? > > "Pretty cool, what?" > > ...what's that supposed to mean? "what" = "huh" in this context. (Maybe it emphasizes the interrogative to add familiarity - "I actually care what you think". In German one might use "nicht", short for "isn't that true?".)