An archaic English phrase that is still used in a legal and governmental context. It is used to ask for a verdict or a vote.
This phrase is sometimes used in everyday conversation with the same meaning - usually with the intent of seeming formal, stylish, or unusual.
Speaker of the House: "Representative from Ohio, what say you? Yah or Nay"
Representative: "Nay"
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Just another way to say "What do you think?"
I'm thinking of going to the mall later. What say you?
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A question asked mostly by radio/TV personality/talk-show host Bill O'Reilly. It means, "What do you think?" or "What are your feelings on the subject?" Variation: What say ye?
Bill O'Reilly to caller: "What say you?"
Caller: "I say you're full of shit, Bill!"
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A CATS-esque version of "What are you saying?" or "What do you mean?"
"My brother played that game you suggested, Jagged Alliance 2, and it was really buggy."
"What you say? It's not buggy!"
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"whats up"
"sup"
"what you doing"
hey mike, what you saying?
nothing much..watching some basketball.
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-whats up?
-what are you doing?
-etc...
what are you saying tonight?
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