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It isn't a phrase. It came from an episode of Friends, when Ross went to a doctor because of a skin abnormality. The doctor said that it was a "kundus". Ross asked "what's a kundus?". The weird doctor, trying to be humorous, said "I don't know, what's a kundus with you?".

It's a reference to a very old joke. It has several different forms, but basically Person A sets up Person B for a pun. One of the most notable occurrences was in The Lion King, in an exchange between Simba, Timon and Pumbaa:

Simba: Hakuna matata?

Pumbaa: Yeah, it's our motto.

Simba: What's a motto?

Timon: Nothing! What's a motto with you?

Where "motto" sounds like "matter". The guru in Friends, of course, screwed up the gag by picking a word that doesn't sound anything like "matter".

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