Meaning
1 senses(US, informal, regional)An informal greeting.
Howdy folks, and welcome to our ninth annual chili cookoff!
Examples
1 sentences“Howdy-do!” said I aloud to the fattest and reddest carnation that overtopped all the rest.
Origin
Clipping of howdy-do, from how-d'ye-do (“how do you do”).Clipping of howdy-do, from how-d'ye-do (“how do you do”).
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