howdy
Use Howdy in a sentence
dihello; how do you do (used as an expression of greeting).
Origin:
1820–30; from the phrase how do ye?
1820–30; from the phrase how do ye?
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Howdy
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So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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World English Dictionary
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| —sentence substitute | |
| chiefly (US) an informal word for hello | |
| [C16: from the phrase how d'ye do] | |
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Word Origin & History
howdy
1840, first recorded in Southern U.S. dialect, contraction of how do you do (1632), phrase inquiring after someone's health; earlier how do ye (1563).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
howdy definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
The burrowing owl has a number of nicknames including: billy owl, howdy owl, and ground owl.
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