Howzit definition 1
A friendly greeting short for 'How is it?'. Means 'Hello' or 'How are you doing?'.
"Howzit my bru? (How is it, my brother?)"
Howzit definition 2
A casual South African greeting that conflates "How is it?" into one word. It's used like "hello" and often followed by a term like "my bru" (my friend). It doesn't always require a detailed answer.
"Howzit, my bru! Long time no see – how are things going with you?"
Howzit definition 3
A friendly greeting short for 'How is it?'. It means 'Hello' or 'How are you doing?'
"Howzit my bru? (Hey, how are you, my friend?)"
Howzit definition 4
Casual greeting meaning 'how's it going?'.
"Howzit, my china?"
Howzit definition 5
A casual greeting combining 'hello' and 'how are you?'; more of a hello than an actual question
"Howzit, bru! / Howzit going?"
Howzit definition 6
Informal greeting, how are you (Hey, what's up)
"Howzit bru, long time no see! (Hey bro, long time no see!)"
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It is a pidgin word that means Hello / What's up / How is it and it also is a South African slang meaning the same thing, Hello / What's Up / How is it.
"Hooo brah, howzit! -- Pidgin Howzit. - South African Slang"
Casual greeting meaning 'How's it going?'. Borrowed from South African English, extremely common among young Namibians
"Howzit, dude? Alles OK? (Hey, what's up, dude? All good?)"
🇿🇦 About South Africa Slang
South African slang, from Cape Town to Johannesburg, mixes Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Sotho, and English into uniquely expressive township and street language.
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This word is also used in 2 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.
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