1) A casual greeting used by an individual addressing another individual. Often used instead of or in conjunction with (following) word such as "hi, how are you, how's it going or hey."
2) A question used to inquire about the status of how an individual is treated amongst peers, family, or anyone else the particular indivual is in contact with. In this interogative state the sentence carries a question mark.
1) dude: "hey, how're they treatin you?"
bro: "Man, you know those people at work are killin me"
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