I've been saying this for awhile. I always thought it was a "cowboy's " greeting of "how are you?" or "how do you do". I've said it to others and they said " howdy back at ya!", so now I feel like it has more of a meaning. So what is it? So curious.
2006-10-06 05:11:24 · 14 answers · asked by lor3d 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Howdy means hi or hello, nice to meet you.
2006-10-06 05:14:29 · answer #1 · answered by Kristen H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Howdy is an expression of greeting, as in the phrase, "how do? An old phrase at that. Also it can mean "midwife" but is spelled howdie. Hope this answered your question.
2006-10-06 05:23:54 · answer #2 · answered by Republican!!! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right. Howdy is still as a greet in Texas, Louisianna and states down south. It is a more formal greeting to them as opposed to using Hello or what's up.
2006-10-06 05:14:29 · answer #3 · answered by David S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Howdy means "hi" and the people are saying, "hi" back to you.
2006-10-06 05:14:10 · answer #4 · answered by Royallady1947 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's way to say hello. It's short for "how do you do?" which in that dialect usually comes out "how dee do?"...which has become "howdy"
2006-10-06 05:14:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hello
2006-10-06 05:18:23 · answer #6 · answered by mrsdragon76 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means Hi if you're from Texas
2006-10-06 06:25:53 · answer #7 · answered by bdbarbie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suspect (but don't know for sure) that it's a shortened form of "How do you do?"
2006-10-06 05:19:07 · answer #8 · answered by jplrvflyer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It Means Hey Or Hii!
2006-10-06 05:18:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes,it IS a greeting short for ,"How do you do"?
2006-10-06 05:15:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋