howdy

intj, verb, noun — 4 senses

howdy

intj

/ˈhaʊdi/

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

1

US, Informal, Regional An informal greeting.

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

Derived terms: boy howdy, howdy doody, meowdy

howdy

verb

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

1

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.2016, Brynn Bonner, Dead in a Flash, page 249:

howdy

noun

Etymology Unknown.

1

Scotland A wife.

2

Scotland A midwife.

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