by Logan2 May 14, 2008

by TheManInTheChickenCostume July 10, 2020

The lamest rhetorical question in the English language. Requires the answer of 'Fine' no matter how you feel or why you are going to have a conversation. An exercise for the lips and tongue.
by Stephan Smolka January 17, 2009

to ask your friend how he feels today, if there is anything you can do or say, how his voice is today and how much pressure he puts into a handshake. how his sleep is and what he eats.
"How are you?"
by Krkič May 19, 2019

Oft used as a do-not-bother-replying greeting, "how are you" represents the impersonalization of modern society stretched to an extent never witnessed before. It is however still okay to use it as long as you genuinely care.
EXAMPLE 1
Person A: Hi, how are you?
Person B: How are you?
(Conversation over)
EXAMPLE 2
Person A: Hi, how are you?
Person B: Like you care.
Person A: Hi, how are you?
Person B: How are you?
(Conversation over)
EXAMPLE 2
Person A: Hi, how are you?
Person B: Like you care.
by Jonathan Archer January 01, 2006

The typical conversation starter, or greeting which South Western Ontario residences use. Very common in rural areas, and becomes less common the closer you get to urban areas. More commonly pronounced "How'r'yah'now", with hard pronunciation on vowels.
by Chic1550 October 31, 2017
