phrase General Slang

owamya

· phrase · brummie

Brummie smush of 'how are you?'

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Definitions

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'How are you?' — the Birmingham version of the Black Country 'ow bist'. Three words collapsed into one breath: 'how am ya'. The 'am' instead of 'are' is the giveaway you're hearing a Brummie or Yam Yam — it's what gave Black Country folk the nickname 'Yam Yams' in the first place.

“Owamya, mate? Ay sin yer since Christmas.”
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owamya In A Sentence

Owamya, mate? Ay sin yer since Christmas.

Origin & Usage

Variants ow am yaow am ya?owamyer
Tags #brummie#birmingham#greeting#british#dialect

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