phrase General Slang

ow bist

· phrase · brummie

Black Country greeting — 'how are you?'

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'How are you?' — a Black Country greeting that's basically a fossil of Early Modern English. 'Bist' is the old second-person singular of 'to be' (as in 'thou bist'), which standard English dropped centuries ago but the Black Country kept. Classic reply is 'bostin', ta.'

“Ow bist, our kid? Ay sid yer fer ages.”
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ow bist In A Sentence

Ow bist, our kid? Ay sid yer fer ages.

Origin & Usage

Variants ow bist?owbist'ow bist
Tags #brummie#black country#greeting#british#dialect

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