Howdy
[hou-dee] /ˈhaʊ di/ Informal.
noun, plural howdies, interjection
1.
hello; how do you do (used as an expression of greeting).
[hou-dee] /ˈhaʊ di/
noun, plural howdies. Scot. and North England Slang.
1.
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/ˈhaʊdɪ/
sentence substitute
1.
(mainly US) an informal word for hello
1837, earlier how de (1828), first recorded in Southern U.S. dialect, contraction of how do you do (1630s), phrase inquiring after someone’s health; earlier how do ye (1560s).
interjection
An exclamation upon greeting: Howdy, pardner, what’s up?
[1843+; fr how do you do]
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