howdy · interjection, verb1
Clipping of howdy-do, from how-d'ye-do (“how do you do”).
howdy · noun2
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An informal greeting. Full definition →
Clipping of howdy-do, from how-d'ye-do (“how do you do”).
Unknown.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.