Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hiya doin'

/ˈhaɪjə.duːɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables: hiya -doin'
IPA: /ˈhaɪjə.duːɪn/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

A greeting. Tends to warrant a reply.

American usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

""Ah, hello there, Frank!" "Hiya doin'?" "I'm doing well. Yourself?""

Etymology

Conflation of "hiya" and "how are you doing". Evolution was probably "how are you doing" → "how're you doin'" → "how're ya doin'" → "howya doin'", at which point "howya" was replaced/confused/conflated with "hiya", resulting in "hiya doin'". Compare to the development of goodbye, howdy-do. Also, compare howzit, whatcha doin'.

Usage

American usage
Colloquial

Questions

How do you pronounce hiya doin'?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaɪjə.duːɪn/.
What does hiya doin' mean?: A greeting. Tends to warrant a reply.
Where does hiya doin' come from?: Conflation of "hiya" and "how are you doing". Evolution was probably "how are you doing" → "how're you doin'" → "how're ya doin'" → "howya doin'", at which point "howya" was replaced/confused/conflated with "hiya", resulting in "hiya doin'". Compare to the development of goodbye, howdy-do. Also, compare howzit, whatcha doin'.

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