how's tricks
English
Pronunciation
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Phrase
- (idiomatic, colloquial) Informal greeting roughly equivalent to How are you? or How's it going?
- 12 April 1884, The Grip (Toronto):
- He was smoking a cigar (a most unusual occurrence), and a smile of satisfaction lit up his serene countenance. "How's tricks, Harry my boy?" I asked of that gentleman.
- 12 April 1884, The Grip (Toronto):
Translations
informal greeting
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