Howdy

//ˈhaʊdi// intj, noun, verb, slang

intj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A wife. Scotland
  2. 2
    an expression of greeting wordnet
  3. 3
    A midwife. Scotland
Verb
  1. 1
    To greet informally, especially by saying "howdy" transitive

    "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."

Intj
  1. 1
    An informal greeting. US, informal, regional

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

Synonyms

All synonyms
alrightciaohellohelloheyhi

Example

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Unknown.

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boy howdyhowdy doody

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