phrase
Street Slang
where y'at
· phrase · nola
New Orleans for 'how you doing?' — not 'where are you'.
0
Definitions
1
A greeting, not a location question. The NOLA equivalent of 'what's good?' — answered with 'awrite' (alright), never with an address.
“Where y'at, dawlin? Ain't seen you since Jazz Fest.”
by community
0
where y'at In A Sentence
Where y'at, dawlin? Ain't seen you since Jazz Fest.
Origin & Usage
Working-class New Orleans (especially the Ninth Ward and Irish Channel) greeting. So defining of the local accent that the speakers themselves got nicknamed 'Yats'.
Comments 0