Howdy
/ˈhaʊdi/ intj, noun, verb, slang
intj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A wife. Scotland
- 2 an expression of greeting wordnet
- 3 A midwife. Scotland
Verb
- 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 An informal greeting. US, informal, regional
"Howdy folks, and welcome to our ninth annual chili cookoff!"
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"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.