What Say

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!"

by 4llwn November 08, 2010

What say you?

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"

by Adam168 May 02, 2008

what say you?

Just another way to say "What do you think?"

I'm thinking of going to the mall later. What say you?

by katie was here August 19, 2007

what say you

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

what you say?

Someone set up us the bomb.

by Anonymous August 02, 2003

what you say?

A CATS-esque version of "What are you saying?" or "What do you mean?"

"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

what you saying

"whats up"
"sup"
"what you doing"

hey mike, what you saying?

nothing much..watching some basketball.

by +weeze January 26, 2009