how now
English
Interjection
how now
- (archaic) hello, what's that?
- c. 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]:, Scene IV
- Hamlet: How now! a rat? Dead, for a ducat, dead!
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Nigerian Pidgin
Etymology
From English how now.
Interjection
how now
- hello