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Meaning of HOWDY

Pronunciation:  'hawdee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos"
 
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 Synonyms: hello, hi, how-do-you-do, hullo
 
 See Also: greeting, salutation

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\How"dy\, n. [Scot., also houdy- wife. Of uncertain
origin; cf. OSw. jordgumma; or perh. fr. E. how d'ye.]
A midwife. [Prov. Eng.]
 

 

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