# Give me new ideas for "What's up?"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-new-ideas-for-whats-up/224109>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 12, 2004, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-new-ideas-for-whats-up/224109 "2004-01-12T03:30:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2004, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-new-ideas-for-whats-up/224109/21 "2004-01-12T12:37:27Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by jjimm \*  
> Or to enlarge on **garius’s** suggestion

I’ll have you know that my suggestion doesn’t need enlarging thankyouverymuch.

my girlfriend says it’s a nice size

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**Author:** ![NutMagnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@NutMagnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NutMagnet)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2004, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-new-ideas-for-whats-up/224109/22 "2004-01-12T13:51:09Z")

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[, Here’s](http://www.angelfire.com/sk/sidekick/norm.html) some greetings and answers.

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**Author:** ![Rodd\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@Rodd\_Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodd_Hill)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2004, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-new-ideas-for-whats-up/224109/23 "2004-01-12T15:02:34Z")

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“Watchman! What of the night?”  
Too old school?

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**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2004, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-new-ideas-for-whats-up/224109/24 "2004-01-12T15:11:08Z")

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Hey, howyabeen?  
Hiya!  
Hey, you!  
Wow! Great to see you!  
Hey! You been well?  
Howzitgoin? (How is it going?)  
Howrya? (How are you?)

Those are just casual slang greeting I use for friends, and other people I know. I use more formal “Hello” and “Nice to meet you!” greetings at other times.

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