South African slang used as a greeting or upon asking the state of someone's current situation.

Related closely to the term "What Kind" (sometimes spelt "whatkyn", "watkyn" or 'kyn")
Johan: "What say my bra?"
Enoch: " 'Ell i'm poes tired, yoh"

Hendrik: "Sup bro"
Colin: "What say, what say!"
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An archaic English phrase that is still used in a legal and governmental context. It is used to ask for a verdict or a vote.

This phrase is sometimes used in everyday conversation with the same meaning - usually with the intent of seeming formal, stylish, or unusual.
Speaker of the House: "Representative from Ohio, what say you? Yah or Nay"
Representative: "Nay"
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A question asked mostly by radio/TV personality/talk-show host Bill O'Reilly. It means, "What do you think?" or "What are your feelings on the subject?" Variation: What say ye?
Bill O'Reilly to caller: "What say you?"
Caller: "I say you're full of shit, Bill!"
by Bill O'Reilly April 19, 2004
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"My brother played that game you suggested, Jagged Alliance 2, and it was really buggy."
"What you say? It's not buggy!"
by Kenthar April 30, 2004
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What Freda says.
Word used to describe people we think are inveterate nasty people. Cunts.
Well I don't like her very much. She's a what Freda says.
They're not nice . I think what Freda says describes them well.
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