howdy

interjectionverbnouncommon in dialogue

//ˈhaʊdi//

An informal greeting.

interjection

1
informalAn informal greeting.
Howdy folks, and welcome to our ninth annual chili cookoff!

Etymology

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

verb

1
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.

noun

1
A wife.
2
A midwife.

Etymology

Unknown.

Forms

plural: howdies
past tense: howdied
past participle: howdied
present participle: howdying
third person singular: howdies

how · To what degree or extent.How · radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter H.Howard · A surname originating as a patronymic.

howdy · An informal greeting.

Howe · An English topographic surname from Middle English for…however · Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that.Howie · A diminutive of the male given name Howard.

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