howdy

== English == === Alternative forms === howdie === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaʊdi/ Rhymes: -aʊdi === Etymology 1 === Clipping of howdy-do, from how-d'ye-do (“how do you do”). ==== Interjection ==== howdy (US, regional, informal) An informal greeting. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Sranan Tongo: odi ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== howdy (third-person singular simple present howdies, present participle howdying, simple past and past participle howdied) (transitive) To greet informally, especially by saying "howdy" === Etymology 2 === Unknown. ==== Noun ==== howdy (plural howdies) (Scotland) A wife. (Scotland) A midwife.