Clipping ofhowdy-do, fromhow-d'ye-do(“how do you do”).
howdy
- (US, regional, informal)An informalgreeting.
Howdy folks, and welcome to our ninth annual chili cookoff!
howdy (third-person singular simple presenthowdies,present participlehowdying,simple past and past participlehowdied)
- (transitive) Togreetinformally, especially by saying "howdy"
2016, Brynn Bonner,Dead in a Flash, page249: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 onhowdying terms when that fire happened.
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howdy (pluralhowdies)
- (Scotland) Awife.
- (Scotland) Amidwife.
