howdy

English

Alternative forms

• howdie (noun)

Etymology

Shortened form of "how d'ye do" (i.e. how do you do) or less commonly "how do you fare?".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaʊdi/

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• Rhymes: -aʊdi

Interjection

howdy

1. (informal) An informal greeting.

   Howdy folks, and welcome to our ninth annual chili cookoff!

Translations

hi — see hi

Noun

howdy (plural howdies)

1. (Scotland) A wife, a midwife.

Verb

howdy (third-person singular simple present howdies, present participle howdying, simple past and past participle howdied)

1. (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.