What does it mean when you say "and how"?
like.. if someone says something and you respond "and how!"... when would you do that? what would the first person be saying for that to make sense? what's it mean?
2007-07-12 07:27:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
In today's terms, it's equivalent to:
"Right on!"
"You got that right!"
"No s---!"
"That's for sure!"
There are others, but these should suffice.
2007-07-12 09:32:50 · answer #1 · answered by Pat S 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Indicating 'intensive emphasis of what someone else has just said,' 'and how!' is a long-popular catchphrase first recorded in 1924. The Americanism possibly derives from the German 'und wie!' or the Italian 'e come!', meaning the same thing, and once very common among Americans of German and Italian extraction, respectively." From "Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins" by Robert Hendrickson (Facts on File, New York, 1997).
"You want to go to out dinner at your favorite restaurant?"
"Wow what a great idea, I"m all for that!" or "And HOW!"
2007-07-12 14:40:22 · answer #2 · answered by Marvinator 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
I think it is used either in a derogatory sense, when you cut short the dialogue of the other person, to mean that he/she is talking something baseless.
Good luck
2007-07-12 14:38:41 · answer #3 · answered by sudhakarbabu 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
someone askes you to do something and you say and how, meaning how in the hell do you want me to do that? Like you don't have enough time or you just don't understand how it should be done
2007-07-12 14:31:59 · answer #4 · answered by Melanie 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋