"how's tricks" meaning in English

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          "sense": "informal greeting",
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          "sense": "informal greeting",
          "word": "ça gaze?"
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          "sense": "informal greeting",
          "word": "Wie steht's"
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          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "informal greeting",
          "word": "hva skjer"
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "informal greeting",
          "word": "står til"
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