Is it the 'What is the word' as the same meaning of the following sentence?
What's the word =? what's new / what's up / what's happening, etc.

One of my friends always says this by way of greeting. He's never gotten 'the word' from me because I just give him a smile back, but he keeps saying it every time I meet him. How am I supposed to respond to it?

Thank you.

Question

Is it the 'What is the word' as the same meaning of the following sentence?
What's the word =? what's new / what's up / what's happening, etc.

One of my friends always says this by way of greeting. He's never gotten 'the word' from me because I just give him a smile back, but he keeps saying it every time I meet him. How am I supposed to respond to it?

Thank you.

Answer

Oh ,maybe u could just say that "what a day " or "u look handsome today ","I like your coat"
or something like this
hehe

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You can answer by telling him what's been happening in your life.  Usually the person that says this is expecting something positive, though that is not always the case.
You can always say "Nothing special."  You could also say "I'm doing just fine.  How about you?"
Sometimes on Friday, people with answer this question by saying "It's Friday!" - translated = "The weekend is almost here!"
Sometimes people say a variation - "What's the good word?".  (Very) loose translation - "Do you have any good news?"

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