howdy

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Boy-howdy, do those Republicans love them some torture!

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  1. interjection Used to express a greeting.

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  • Thus far, SETI hasn't got so much as a howdy-do from beyond. —  FSF,October2005
  • Boy howdy, are we seeing that prediction come true now! —  sassafrassin.com
  • It is beyond me how Cherokee County Council dismissed Waste Management's proposal to build a $150 million recycling / landfill facility here without so much as a howdy-do. —  Gaffney Ledger
  • I just wanted to say howdy, and congrats on your success. —  Wright Now
  • Oh boy-howdy, does that Palin have charisma, don't ya know?! —  Top Stories - Google News
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  1. From how do ye, how do you do.

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  1. Formerly also howdee; a further contraction of how d'ye for how do you or how do ye (do)?
 

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/ˈhaʊdi/
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