Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

howdy-do

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables: howdy--do
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of how-d'ye-do.

phrase

Pronunciation spelling of how do you do.

American usage

Example Sentences

"The men in that far country were liars, every one. Their mere howdy-do was a lie, because they didn't care how you did, except they were undertakers."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

howdy-dos (plural)

Questions

What does howdy-do mean?: Alternative form of how-d'ye-do.

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