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how-d'ye-do

how-d'ye-do noun: a troublesome state of affairs. Also the alternative form of how do you do.

Noun

how-d'ye-do (plural how-d'ye-dos)

  1. A troublesome state of affairs.
    • Her abrupt departure from the wedding ceremony was a fine how-d'ye-do.

Also used as

how-d'ye-do is also the alternative form of how do you do.

Forms of how-d'ye-do

pluralhow-d'ye-dos

Questions about how-d'ye-do

What does how-d'ye-do mean?
How-d'ye-do means a troublesome state of affairs.
What part of speech is how-d'ye-do?
How-d'ye-do is a noun.
What is the plural of how-d'ye-do?
The plural of how-d'ye-do is how-d'ye-dos.

Words near how-d'ye-do in the dictionary

  1. how's your father
  2. how's your fathers
  3. how's your hammer hanging
  4. how't
  5. how've
  6. how-d'ye-do
  7. how-d'ye-dos
  8. how-de-do
  9. how-de-dos
  10. how-do-you-do
  11. how-do-you-dos

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