# howzit

> English word · Interjection

## Definitions
1. Hello; what's up?

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/howzit