"howdy-do" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: howdy-dos [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} howdy-do (plural howdy-dos)
  1. Alternative form of how-d'ye-do Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: how-d'ye-do Categories (topical): Greetings
    Sense id: en-howdy-do-en-noun-N8cNHycW Disambiguation of Greetings: 48 11 8 33

Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} howdy-do
  1. (US) Pronunciation spelling of how do you do. Tags: US, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: how do you do
    Sense id: en-howdy-do-en-phrase-QNCrNgzN Categories (other): American English, English pronunciation spellings
  2. Alternative form of how do you do. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: how do you do
    Sense id: en-howdy-do-en-phrase-PfBypppI
  3. Synonym of howdy doody. Synonyms: howdy doody [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-howdy-do-en-phrase-xwaP1xib Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 31 24 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 21 15 62 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 3 29 21 47

Inflected forms

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