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Howzit

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Aug 12, 2025 · 6 definitions
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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?)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025
DEFINITION 2

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?"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025
DEFINITION 3

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?)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025
DEFINITION 4

Howzit definition 4

Casual greeting meaning 'how's it going?'.

"Howzit, my china?"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025
DEFINITION 5

Howzit definition 5

A casual greeting combining 'hello' and 'how are you?'; more of a hello than an actual question

"Howzit, bru! / Howzit going?"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025
DEFINITION 6

Howzit definition 6

Informal greeting, how are you (Hey, what's up)

"Howzit bru, long time no see! (Hey bro, long time no see!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

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🇿🇦 South Africa
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6 community definitions
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August 2025

Similar Words

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"
Howzit 🇳🇦 Namibia

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

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