howdy

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
13
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈhaʊdi/

Definition of howdy

4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

intj

  1. (US, informal, regional)An informal greeting.
    “Howdy folks, and welcome to our ninth annual chili cookoff!”
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intj

  1. (US, informal, regional)An informal greeting.
    “Howdy folks, and welcome to our ninth annual chili cookoff!”

verb

  1. (transitive)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. (Scotland)A wife.
  2. (Scotland)A midwife.

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Etymology

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

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