Ow bist

=

How are you?

In the black country we say:

Ow bist

This translates to:

How are you?

Example Sentence

Alright cocker, ow bist?

Description

A traditional and well-known greeting in the Black Country dialect, directly translating to 'How are you?'. 'Bist' is an archaic form of 'are'.

Random Black Country Slang!

Flirter, Othisnin, Dare-cent, Lamp, Spockle, Wag Mon, Wammel, Ditherin’, Yed, clammed, Gawk, Bin, Lather, Afower, Bamboozle, Tek, Pikelet, Nuss, Blartin, Ay, Spajacks, Cork-aiver, Tizzicky, Gain, Camplin, Swilker, Drap, Clomber, Chimdy or chimly or chimbly, Aar kid,