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noun
(used as a conventional greeting).
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how-do-you-do
/
ˈhaʊ
də
yəˈdu
/
Show Spelled
[
hou
-d
uh
-y
uh
-
doo
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
how-do-you-dos.
Informal
.
1.
a greeting; salutation:
She smiled and gave him a how-do-you-do fit for a king.
2.
an
awkward
or unpleasant event or situation:
It's a fine how-do-you-do that they've refused to help us out.
Also,
how-de-do
/
ˈhaʊ
diˈdu
/
Show Spelled
[
hou
-dee-
doo
]
Show IPA
.
Origin:
1625–35
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how do you do
—
sentence substitute
1.
how do?
, Also:
how d'ye do?
a formal greeting said by people who are being introduced to each other or are meeting for the first time
—
n
2.
informal
a difficult situation
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