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howdy

UK/ˈhaʊdi/ US/ˈhaʊdi/ fairly common informal us

noun

1.

an expression of greeting

  • “every morning they exchanged polite hellos”
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Origin

Clipping of howdy-do, from how-d'ye-do (“how do you do”).

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