Phrases & SayingsEveryday life
you right?
An informal service question meaning 'Are you being served?' or 'Do you need help?'.
In a sentence
You right, or would you like another size?
Where it came from
You right? is a compressed Australian service question meaning are you being served or do you need help. Tone and setting distinguish it from a question about wellbeing.
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established
- Use today
- Current informal