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how·dy
(hou′dē)interj.
Used to express a greeting.
[From how do ye, how do you do.]
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howdy
orhowdie
sentence substitute
chiefly US an informal word for hello
[C16: from the phrase how d'ye do]
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how•dy
(ˈhaʊ di)interj., n., pl. -dies. Informal. interj.
1. (used as an expression of greeting.)
n. 2. an act or instance of saying “howdy”; a hello.
[1820–30; from the phrase how do ye?]
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| Noun | 1. |  howdy - an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos"greeting, salutation - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) |
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howdy
interj (US inf) → Tag (inf)
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[ˈhaʊdɪ] excl (Am) → salve!Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995