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How's it hanging?

How are you? or What's up?

It refers to a guy's external organs of reproduction. The answer should therefore be based on whether or not they are comfortably positioned in the undergarments.
"How's it hanging?"
"I'm fine, thanks! I just got out of the closet, finally I can express my true self instead of living a lie!"

or

"How's it hanging?"
"Long and loose and full of juice!"
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How's it hanging bro? 

Means you're on speaker and your girlfriend is next to you and you're about to ask some questions.
How's it hanging bro? Quick question.

how's it hangin'

How's it hangin' is a very informal way to say hello to your fellow. What is actually hanging, is evident from the following example.
- Hi, Mike, how's it hangin'?
- A little bit to the left.
how's it hangin' by KAO1 November 13, 2005

how's it hangin 

How's it hangin is a polite greeting from one man to another. "It", in the context, is the man's penis. Presumably if it's hanging well, the man is doing well.
Jerry: Hey John, how's it hangin?
John: Long and low, Jerry, long and low!
Jerry: that's great!
how's it hangin by RexGibson April 26, 2004

how's it hangin'

How's it hangin'?
how's it hangin' by Hazel June 2, 2004

Howsit hangin 

The preferred casual way to write “how is it hanging” which in is a colloquial phrase meaning generally the same thing as “how are you doing?” or “how is it going?”. There is a loose reference to male genitalia being made when one says this phrase, however the reference is relatively unimportant to the actual meaning.
1. (Normal)
Person a: “hey man, howsit hangin”
Person b: “aww man, i dunno its been good”

2. (Funny)
Person a: “hey man howsit hangin”
Person b: “low, and slightly to the left
It is said of the situation where a person has the bad luck to make contact with his testicles against an undefined surface or object, intentioned or not.
Given the nature of the word, it is more appropriate to design cases where the interaction is made with a moving object, for example, a ball.
Although it is extremely painful for the victim, it tends to be considerably funny to people who witness it.
Today in the baseball game the pitcher took a nutshot; the baseball hit him in the nuts.

Man, I just watched the funniest nutshot video ever.
Nutshot by Uberflaven March 1, 2009
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