howdy

About 0.23 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. interjection An informal greeting.

   Howdy folks, and welcome to our ninth annual chili cookoff!

2. verb To greet informally, especially by saying "howdy"
3. noun A wife.
4. noun A midwife.

Similar words

hullo hi hello how-do-you-do buddy enchanted peek-a-boo health salvation greeting

Often followed by

doody do to and there was for forrester folks

Word family

howdied howdies howdying