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howaya

howaya interjection: a greeting.

Interjection

  1. (Ireland, US, colloquial) A greeting.
    • 'Howaya, Da. I brought ya this leather jacket from Canada.'2002, Bill Cullen, It's a Long Way from Penny Apples, page 275
    • 'Howaya,' she said in her gruffest voice as she passed by. They nodded at her and carried on talking.2010, Colette Caddle, The Secrets We Keep, page 361

Origin of howaya

From how are you.

Questions about howaya

What does howaya mean?
Howaya means a greeting.
What part of speech is howaya?
Howaya is an interjection.

Words near howaya in the dictionary

  1. Howarths
  2. Howat
  3. Howatch
  4. Howatson
  5. howay
  6. howaya
  7. howbe
  8. howbeit
  9. howbout
  10. howcatchem
  11. howcatchems

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