phrase
General Slang
how's she cutting?
· phrase · irish
Rural Irish 'how's it going?' — older, friendlier, slightly farm-coded.
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Definitions
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A greeting meaning 'how are you?' or 'how are things?'. The 'she' is impersonal — the world, the day, life in general — and 'cutting' likely comes from cutting turf, hay or silage. Heard most in rural Ireland, particularly Munster, and especially between men. Stronger pub or farmyard energy than office energy.
“Howaya Pat, how's she cutting? — Ah, can't complain, sure who'd listen.”
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how's she cutting? In A Sentence
Howaya Pat, how's she cutting? — Ah, can't complain, sure who'd listen.
Origin & Usage
Hiberno-English rural greeting, most plausibly from agricultural cutting work (turf, hay, silage). The impersonal 'she' is a standard Irish English feature for referring to situations, machinery and weather.
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