Etymology Journal · W
What you know good?
Meaning
- A very casual, idiomatic greeting often used to initiate a conversation. It does not literally ask for news, but rather acts as a 'hello' that invites the other person to talk.
Casual, upbeat
Used in a sentence
- Hey man, what you know good?
- Walked into the barbershop and heard, what you know good?
- Long time, no see! What you know good?
The backstory
Common in Southern and African American Vernacular English, it is an evolution of a standard greeting that focuses on sharing positive information or social updates.
Heard in
The South
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