"howdy" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈhaʊdi/ Audio: en-us-howdy.ogg
Rhymes: -aʊdi Etymology: Shortened form of "how d'ye (do)" (i.e. how do you do). Head templates: {{en-interj}} howdy
  1. (chiefly Texas, informal) An informal greeting. Tags: Texas, informal Derived forms: boy howdy, howdy-do, howdy doody
    Sense id: en-howdy-en-intj-3-OoYjjd Categories (other): Texas English, English entries with incorrect language header, English greetings, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 30 31 27 Disambiguation of English greetings: 62 11 13 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 29 31 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 29 30 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: howdie [noun]
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈhaʊdi/ Audio: en-us-howdy.ogg Forms: howdies [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊdi Etymology: Unknown Etymology templates: {{unknown|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-noun}} howdy (plural howdies)
  1. (Scotland) A wife. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-howdy-en-noun-vn4lPH-l Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 30 31 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 29 31 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 29 30 24
  2. (Scotland) A midwife. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-howdy-en-noun-AfEoCsUG Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 30 31 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 29 31 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 29 30 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: howdie [noun]
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈhaʊdi/ Audio: en-us-howdy.ogg Forms: howdies [present, singular, third-person], howdying [participle, present], howdied [participle, past], howdied [past]
Rhymes: -aʊdi Etymology: Shortened form of "how d'ye (do)" (i.e. how do you do). Head templates: {{en-verb}} howdy (third-person singular simple present howdies, present participle howdying, simple past and past participle howdied)
  1. (transitive) To greet informally, especially by saying "howdy" Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-howdy-en-verb-R91O7hRp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 30 31 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 29 31 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 29 30 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: howdie [noun]
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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