howdy
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- howdie (noun)
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Shortened form of "how d'ye (do)" (i.e. how do you do).
Interjection[edit]
howdy
- (chiefly US, informal) An informal greeting.
- Howdy folks, and welcome to our ninth annual chili cookoff!
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Sranan Tongo: odi
Translations[edit]
hi — see hi
Verb[edit]
howdy (third-person singular simple present howdies, present participle howdying, simple past and past participle howdied)
- (transitive) To greet informally, especially by saying "howdy"
- 2016, Brynn Bonner, Dead in a Flash, page 249:
- 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.
Etymology 2[edit]
Unknown
Noun[edit]
howdy (plural howdies)
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