2007-10-01 11:27:10 · 13 answers · asked by tam cowan 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
it just means how's things, how are you, how are things going. i say this all the time and people look at me funny. even people that know me. they think i'm talking about hooking. lol
2007-10-01 11:36:49 · answer #1 · answered by racer 51 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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It is uncertain. Sailors are often credited as the source since they have long called their shifts of duty tricks but card players & especially hos & pimps have also been suggested as the expression appears to be 20th century American English I never heard any of my shipmates call a "shift of duty" anything but a "watch." My Great GrandPappy Zebadiah Chandler always told me that "Trix" was a Latin suffix used to form feminine nouns and adjectives. He added that it was often used in the English language for the same purpose (i.e., executrix, dominatrix). American slang uses the suffix to denote an attractive single female (trixie) or to refer to the wife of a close friend (How's Trix?).
2014-08-18 11:10:40 · answer #2 · answered by Mark 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello. it just means hello how are things with you .it is less of a mouthful to ask quickly saying hey hows tricks thats all .
2007-10-01 11:32:20 · answer #3 · answered by her with the mad ginger hair 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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trick in that song is in place of b*tch for the real version. but trick can be used as ***** but "trick" is kinda calling a girl a hoe or a player and a mean one. like she "tricks the males" get it? thats were its from and means. hope i helped:)
2016-04-03 06:46:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well yes it is a way of saying whats up or how's life. Tricks derives from "turning tricks" referring to prostitutes. But nobody is calling you a prostitute, its just slang. The above answers were good, but I just wanted to give you insight into the "tricks" part.
2007-10-01 11:36:04 · answer #5 · answered by Kristen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-12 03:03:33 · answer #6 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In general, it's the same as saying, how are you - is your life going o.k ? How are your wife and kids - etc. So in effect,
the person is saying - I hope you're o.k. & I hope your life is
fine, if all this is true - then the reply should be -" great yeah"
If all is not well, then the reply is," well you know how it is"?
Or C'est la vie. ( Such is Life). Hope this makes sense, my
friends always used this expression - in our teens, back then
all our circle understood it. Now the general term in G.B.
seems to be " All Right"? and replies vary in answer to this.
2007-10-01 11:49:29 · answer #7 · answered by donasia2001 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They just put it on the radio with trick. the original song is calle "I'm in Miami B*tch"
2016-03-17 22:00:20 · answer #8 · answered by Katherine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Means, how are you,or hows life treating you.
2007-10-01 11:44:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Means, how you doing?
2007-10-01 11:32:47 · answer #10 · answered by 3dom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋