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howdy en · INTJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

Clipping of howdy-do, from how-d'ye-do (“how do you do”).

Meanings

  1. (US, informal, regional) An informal greeting.
    • Howdy folks, and welcome to our ninth annual chili cookoff!

Forms

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Deriveds

howdy doody · meowdy · boy howdy

Descendants

odi

howdy en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

Clipping of howdy-do, from how-d'ye-do (“how do you do”).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To greet informally, especially by saying "howdy"
    • I stood up for the kid and it got ugly, with accusations being thrown in both directions. So the sheriff and I weren't exactly on howdying terms when that fire happened. 2016, Brynn Bonner, Dead in a Flash, page 249:

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howdying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
howdie alternative lexicographic

howdy en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

Unknown.

Meanings

  1. (Scotland) A wife.
  2. (Scotland) A midwife.

Forms

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