howzitint.

Brit.

/ˈhaʊzɪt/, U.S.

/ˈhaʊzˌɪt/, South African English

/ˈhaʊzət/,

/ˈhɑːzət/

Forms:

α. 1900s– howsit, 1900s– howzit.

β. South African 1900s– hoesit, 1900s– hoezet, 1900s– hoozeet, 1900s– hoozet South African English /ˈhuːzət/, /huːˈziːt/.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: how adv., English is , be v., it pron.

Etymology: < how adv. + is (3rd person singular of be v.) + it pron.The β. forms (representing pronunciations with /uː/ in the first syllable) show influence from the similarly-formed Afrikaans hoe is dit, used in the same way.

South African colloquial and U.S. regional (chiefly Hawaii).

Used as a greeting or to enquire about a person's well-being: ‘how's it going?’, ‘how are you?’, ‘how are things?’ Cf. how's it? at how adv., int., and n.³ Phrases 6e.

ΚΠ

1918 F. W. O'Malley War-whirl in Washington 118 ‘Howzit? Howzit? Howzit?’ Thus the conductor. ‘Howzit back there?’

1975 ‘Blossom’ in Darling (Durban) 29 Jan. 103 Howzit, cherries and okes.

1980 M. W. Serote in M. Mutloatse Forced Landing 171 ‘Hoozet?’ He looked at me. ‘Fine,’ I said.

2005 B. L. De Mente Romantic Hawaii (e-book, accessed 26 Apr. 2018) ii. 120 Eh, howzit, brah.

2010 J. Ostrowick Insider's Guide Johannesburg (ed. 2) (e-book, accessed 26 Apr. 2018) 15 If someone says ‘Howzit hey?’ then you are being asked how you are. The answer is ‘No I'm fine.’

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	howzit
释义	howzitint. Brit. /ˈhaʊzɪt/, U.S. /ˈhaʊzˌɪt/, South African English /ˈhaʊzət/, /ˈhɑːzət/ Forms: α. 1900s– howsit, 1900s– howzit. β. South African 1900s– hoesit, 1900s– hoezet, 1900s– hoozeet, 1900s– hoozet South African English /ˈhuːzət/, /huːˈziːt/. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: how adv., English is , be v., it pron. Etymology: < how adv. + is (3rd person singular of be v.) + it pron.The β. forms (representing pronunciations with /uː/ in the first syllable) show influence from the similarly-formed Afrikaans hoe is dit, used in the same way. South African colloquial and U.S. regional (chiefly Hawaii). Used as a greeting or to enquire about a person's well-being: ‘how's it going?’, ‘how are you?’, ‘how are things?’ Cf. how's it? at how adv., int., and n.³ Phrases 6e. ΚΠ 1918 F. W. O'Malley War-whirl in Washington 118 ‘Howzit? Howzit? Howzit?’ Thus the conductor. ‘Howzit back there?’ 1975 ‘Blossom’ in Darling (Durban) 29 Jan. 103 Howzit, cherries and okes. 1980 M. W. Serote in M. Mutloatse Forced Landing 171 ‘Hoozet?’ He looked at me. ‘Fine,’ I said. 2005 B. L. De Mente Romantic Hawaii (e-book, accessed 26 Apr. 2018) ii. 120 Eh, howzit, brah. 2010 J. Ostrowick Insider's Guide Johannesburg (ed. 2) (e-book, accessed 26 Apr. 2018) 15 If someone says ‘Howzit hey?’ then you are being asked how you are. The answer is ‘No I'm fine.’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.1918
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