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howdy
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As an interjection, howdy means an informal greeting. As a verb, it means greet informally, especially by saying "howdy".
Meanings of howdy
5 meaningsinterjection
chiefly usinformalAn informal greeting.
“Howdy folks, and welcome to our ninth annual chili cookoff!”
verb
To greet informally, especially by saying "howdy"
noun
ScotlandA wife.
ScotlandA midwife.
An expression of greeting
“every morning they exchanged polite hellos”
Similar: hello, hullo, hi, how-do-you-do
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
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noun: an expression of greeting
Words that rhyme with howdy
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