Meaning

1 senses
  1. A troublesome state of affairs.

    Her abrupt departure from the wedding ceremony was a fine how-d'ye-do.

More definitions
  • an awkward situation

Forms

plural: how-d'ye-dos
Singularhow-d'ye-do
Pluralhow-d'ye-dos

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an awkward situation:how-do-you-do

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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