"fit like" meaning in Scots

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Phrase

Etymology: Short for phrases such as “Fit like are ye the day?” (“What like are you today?” i.e. “How are you?”). Head templates: {{head|sco|phrase|head=fit like?}} fit like?
  1. (Doric Scots) A greeting.
    Sense id: en-fit_like-sco-phrase-wMikTRDM Categories (other): Doric Scots, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header
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          "ref": "2006, Irvine Welsh, The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs, page 148:",
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