"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
    Sense id: en-howdy-do-en-noun-N8cNHycW Categories (other): English greetings Disambiguation of English greetings: 45 55

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, English entries with incorrect language header, English greetings, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English greetings: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97

Inflected forms

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