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how·dy  (houd)
interj.
Used to express a greeting.
[From how do ye, how do you do.]
howdy [ˈhaʊdɪ]
sentence substitute
Chiefly US an informal word for hello
[from the phrase how d'ye do]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.howdyhowdy - an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos"
hello, hi, hullo, how-do-you-do
greeting, salutation - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
Translations
howdy [ˈhaʊdɪ] EXCL (US) → ¡hola!
howdy [ˈhaʊdi] excl (US) → salut!
howdy
interj (US inf) → Tag (inf)
howdy [ˈhaʊdɪ] excl (Am) → salve!
howdy [ˈhaʊdɪ] excl (Am) → salve!


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WE tramped along behind Jim and Lem till we come to the back stile where old Jim's cabin was that he was captivated in, the time we set him free, and here come the dogs piling around us to say howdy, and there was the lights of the house, too; so we warn't afeard any more, and was going to climb over, but Tom says:
Tom Sawyer Detective by Twain, Mark View in context
"Howdy, gentlemen, howdy," he remarked, ignoring the unnatural calm with which they greeted his entrance.
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