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Vinony

howdy

noun

  1. informal greeting
L322102 on Wikidata ↗

interjection

No English definition recorded for this entry.

L334088 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊdi/

intj

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

  1. An informal greeting.

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

noun

Etymology: Unknown.

  1. A wife.
  2. A midwife.

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.”