how's your father noun2 •(UK, slang) A whatsit; a thing which the speaker is unable or unwilling to specify more precisely.And meanwhile at the station, there's a couple of likely lads Who swear like how's your father, and they're very cool for cats. — 1979 •(UK, slang) Sexual intercourse.I popped round Mary's for a bit of how's your father. formshow's your fathers