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howdy doody

/haʊdi ˈdudi/

howdy doody interjection: an informal greeting.

Interjection

  1. (dated, informal) An informal greeting.

Origin of howdy doody

An extended form of the expression howdy to more completely mirror the original expression "how do you do".

Questions about howdy doody

What does howdy doody mean?
Howdy doody means an informal greeting.
What part of speech is howdy doody?
Howdy doody is an interjection.
How do you pronounce howdy doody?
Howdy doody is pronounced /haʊdi ˈdudi/.

Words near howdy doody in the dictionary

  1. howdunit
  2. howdunits
  3. howdunnit
  4. howdunnits
  5. howdy
  6. howdy doody
  7. howdy-do
  8. howdy-dos
  9. howdying
  10. Howdyshell
  11. Howdyshells

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