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how you doing 

Phrase spoken to a person who walks in on a conversation that would sound wrong if they heard it.
Example 1:
Person 1 - I wouldn't worry about it. The computer says the average size for a 15 year old is 6.579 inches.
Person 2 - Yeah.
Person 1 - The thing is...
*person walks in*
Person 1 - How you doing? Doing good?


Example 2:
Person 1 - But you have to pay a lot of money for those.
Person 2 - I agree totally. I would never use those.
Person 1 - See, sometimes, I take my toy lightsaber and...
*person walks in*
Person 2 - How you doing? Doing good?
how you doing by Grif July 5, 2004

Hey, How you doing? 

A greeting often used by "The typical white man" usually in business settings and most of the time rhetorical, often said fast and only understood by other typical white men.
Dave the typical white man: Hey, how you doing?

Random typical white man on the 3rd floor corporation hallway: Hey, how you doing?
Hey, How you doing? by JANmusic October 6, 2013

How Are You Doing Today? 

I'm doing good, thank you for asking. How are you doing today?
I just asked you, "How Are You Doing Today?".

how are you doing? 

how are you doing? by T D Olson October 22, 2003

Hey mom, how are you doing today? :D 

A completely normal sentence.
Kid: Hey mom, how are you doing today? :D

Mom: I died 34 years ago
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