Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

howzit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: howz-it
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Hello; what's up?

Slang

Etymology

Contraction of how is it? In South Africa, possibly a calque of Flemish Dutch hoe is 't?.

Usage

Slang

Questions

What does howzit mean?: Hello; what's up?
Where does howzit come from?: Contraction of how is it? In South Africa, possibly a calque of Flemish Dutch hoe is 't?.

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