howdy
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howdy¹
- /ˈhaʊdi/
Rhymes with -aʊdi
Where it comes from
Clipping of howdy-do, from how-d'ye-do (“how do you do”).
interjection howdie
- An informal greeting. Howdy folks, and welcome to our ninth annual chili cookoff!
verb howdies · howdying · howdied · howdie
- 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.
howdy²
- /ˈhaʊdi/
Rhymes with -aʊdi
Where it comes from
Unknown.
noun howdies · howdie
- A wife.
- A midwife.
