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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
howdy-do en · NOUN
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of how-d'ye-do.
The men in that far country were liars, every one. Their mere howdy-do was a lie, because they didn't care how you did, except they were undertakers.
1882, Mark Twain, “On the Decay of the Art of Lying”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
Forms
howdy-do en · X
Meanings
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(US, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of how do you do.