释义
[ hou -dee ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈhaʊ di / PHONETIC RESPELLING
Informal .SEE SYNONYMS FOR howdy ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, interjection plural how·dies, hello; how do you do (used as an expression of greeting).
Origin of howdy 1 First recorded in 1820–30; from the phrase how do ye?
Words nearby howdy howdah, howdie, how do, how does that grab you?, how do you do, howdy , howe, howe'er, howel, Howel Dda, Howell-Jolly body
Definition for howdy (2 of 2) [ hou -dee ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈhaʊ di / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun, plural how·dies. Scot. and North England Slang . Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for howdy Chris takes Regan to see a psychiatrist, where she refers to the demon as Captain Howdy , who controls Regan's actions.
Imaginary Friends in Movies | Marlow Stern| May 5, 2011| DAILY BEAST
“Howdy , son,” he said, the leathery old face wrinkling into a friendly smile.
Ticktock and Jim | Keith Robertson
"Howdy ," answered the rider, picking her way towards them from the trail.
Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among the Kentucky Mountaineers | Jessie Graham Flower
He didn't speak in his own tongue at all, the short, guttural "Howdy " that is the greeting of the mountain men.
The Voice of the Pack | Edison Marshall
If the teacher and preacher of this district were killed and put into a bag, their ghosts would be too lazy to say 'Howdy .'
Negro Tales | Joseph Seamon Cotter
He fairly winced as the rider drew rein before him, with a cheery, “Howdy ?”
Heart of the Blue Ridge | Waldron Baily
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British Dictionary definitions for howdy sentence substitute mainly US an informal word for hello
Word Origin for howdy C16: from the phrase how d'ye do
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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