In South African English, "howzit" is often used as a form of greeting. The term is an abbreviated form of 'how is it going?' and the appropriate response (in the black community) is 'sharp', often doubled and spoken with the r silent. The use of the term as a greeting is almost certainly an independent development from the cricket term for an appeal. It comes from the Afrikaans "Hoe is dit?" which is in turn an informal variant of the formal "Hoe gaan dit?" ("How are you?).
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- In South African English, "howzit" is often used as a form of greeting. The term is an abbreviated form of 'how is it going?' and the appropriate response (in the black community) is 'sharp', often doubled and spoken with the r silent. The use of the term as a greeting is almost certainly an independent development from the cricket term for an appeal. It comes from the Afrikaans "Hoe is dit?" which is in turn an informal variant of the formal "Hoe gaan dit?" ("How are you?). An alternative etymology is that it spread from Hawaiian via the global "surfer culture". Howzit is also used in Hawaiian Pidgin and has essentially the same meaning, though its origins are uncertain. Compare also the full list of South African slang terms.
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- In South African English, "howzit" is often used as a form of greeting. The term is an abbreviated form of 'how is it going?' and the appropriate response (in the black community) is 'sharp', often doubled and spoken with the r silent. The use of the term as a greeting is almost certainly an independent development from the cricket term for an appeal. It comes from the Afrikaans "Hoe is dit?" which is in turn an informal variant of the formal "Hoe gaan dit?" ("How are you?).
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