how you doin
Friendly check-in phrase
A greeting that doubles as a flirtatious opener, made famous by the character Joey Tribbiani on the television show *Friends*.
The phrase is delivered with exaggerated suggestiveness and a knowing look.
It's now used both sincerely and ironically: He walked up to her with a "how you doin?" Outside the pickup context, it's simply a casual way to ask how someone is, common in New York speech.
- heyInformal greeting or summons
- hey thereCasual spoken greeting
- greetingExpression of welcome
- wassupInformal greeting inquiry
- supInformal hello query
Joey Tribbiani · Matt LeBlanc · Friends · Central Perk · flirty · casual · pickup · pick up line · come on strong · smooth · smooth talker · charming · nod · wink · finger guns · swagger · slick · hello
how you doinhow do you do
Formal spoken greeting
good morning · good afternoon · good evening · greetings · salutations
how you doingo away
Command to leave
leave me alone · silent treatment · snub · get lost · cold shoulder
how, doing, done, doings, you, your, yours, yourself, yourselves