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!

Piece, Tocky-bonk, Tummy, Pus, Sailin, Tacky-bonk, Crack, Coddin, Wick, Clobber, Chawl, Ote, Pictures, Cork-aiver, Ockerd, Dollop, Cuckoo, Forid, Steen, Gamp, Pailin, Fun, Gaffer, Wenching, Bost, Wooly, Purler, Coot, Fairther, Snitch,