howzit

American  

[hou-zit] / ˈhaʊˌzɪt /

interjection

Informal.

1. how are you (used as a greeting).

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howzit British  

/ ˈhaʊzɪt /

1. an informal word for hello

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Etymology

Origin of howzit

First recorded in 1915–20; contraction of how's it, as in how's it going

Example Sentences

“The thing that used to go with shaka is ‘howzit.’

From Los Angeles Times

Along with shaka, howzit is a Hawaiian slang term for “how’s it going.”

From Los Angeles Times

Their conversation is rendered via a text-to-speech engine that strips away both personality and cultural specificity; the artist’s “Howzit?” — a common South African greeting — sounds clanging when the software voices it in white-boy Americanese.

From New York Times

Howzit: A greeting; How are you?

From Washington Times

"Howzit?" demanded Jake the ape.

From Project Gutenberg