/ˈhaʊdi/
OriginClipping of howdy-do, from how-d'ye-do (“how do you do”).
- US, informal, regionalAn informal greeting.
“Howdy folks, and welcome to our ninth annual chili cookoff!”
- transitiveTo greet informally, especially by saying "howdy"
“I stood up for the kid and it got ugly, with accusations being thrown in both directions. So the sheriff and I weren't exactly on howdying terms when that fire happened.”
- ScotlandA wife.
- ScotlandA midwife.
Formshowdie(alternative) · howdies(present, singular, third-person) · howdying(participle, present) · howdied(participle, past) · howdied(past) · howdies(plural)