What does 'Howdy' means !! ????

Bangladesh
September 18, 2010 12:01pm CST
Hey friends! As a foreigner I know very little about English expressions...sometimes I use them in appropriate situation but most of the time I actually don't know the exact meaning....Like 'Howdy'....I saw lots of my friends here and also in facebook to use it...moreover in some applications, games or cartoon I saw to use this expression. But what actually it means to be and in which situations it is appropriate to use '''Howdy'''.... any idea!!!...feel free to share and give me inside knowledge...your participation and help is always welcomed and appreciated...thank you !!!
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15 responses
• Canada
18 Sep 10
It means the same as Hello or Hi. It is just a silly greeting people often use when they are joking and having fun with their friends. It is considered a friendly way to say Hello. Hope this helps. :)
• Bangladesh
18 Sep 10
thank you! it was really helpful...
• Bangladesh
18 Sep 10
thank you! it was really helpful...
@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
20 Oct 10
silly greeting but considered friendly?? haha~
@jamed28 (1903)
• Philippines
19 Sep 10
I think it is a short word for "How do you do?"
• Philippines
19 Sep 10
yes it is also the same thing as what i had posted too late to read your post :)
• Canada
19 Sep 10
Hello! Good day, it's something we say when greeting someone, usually when were in a good mood and having a great day!
• Philippines
19 Sep 10
i do not think so friend, i think what it means is how are you and not "good day"
• United States
19 Sep 10
its a southern usa expression for "hello" or "Hi" i dont care for it myself but living and growing up in the south i have heard it alot
• Philippines
19 Sep 10
yes, of what i know that word came from southern part or maybe cowboys
• India
18 Sep 10
Howdy is basically Howdy is an informal greeting. It means "How you doing?". Its derived from "how do ye". You can consider it as a text lingo.
• Bangladesh
18 Sep 10
wow...nice...thank you so much.
@thanks1961 (7035)
• India
18 Sep 10
Hi dear, How do you do? I'm fine. So, it can be the question above. Regards, Thank-s
@barelal (111)
• India
19 Sep 10
gr8
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
18 Sep 10
It just means Hello or Hi Or Hey. Howdy is just another way of greeting another person, and usually people from the southern states of the US use this. I myself as well as my husband use this expression.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
18 Sep 10
its just another slang word coming from the western parts of USA meaning hello or hi, in an upbeat happy friendly way. sorry we have sooooo many silly slang (different) words made up here in usa that seems to catch on and make our "english" quite confusing. ive heard our language is the hardest to learn because of all the different slang, dielects, and accents. but you are doing so great. good to have a friend like you that puts forth good effort.
@Angelgirl16 (2171)
• United States
18 Sep 10
Hi soulsshine, Too cute, "howdy" is slang for hello or hi. English has some many different foams to it. You will get the "hang"(slang for getting use to it)of it as you continue to use it in your everyday speech. There are many little pocket dictionaries that can help you with the regular and slang words that are use in the English language. English is a foreign language to you, but I think it is easy to learner than other foreign languages. Before I graduate from college I have to take two semesters of a foreign language, but I have yet to decided which will be easiest to pass, so I will be in your shoe, (slang again)next semester. Good Luck
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
19 Sep 10
I believe that "howdy' is just a friendly greeting. It is just an easy going way of saying hello to a neighbor, a friend, or even a stranger. So here is a little "howdY' that i am passing on to all of my friends at mylot.
18 Sep 10
Howdy is simply another, more informal way of saying hello.
@nancy0618 (477)
• Philippines
19 Sep 10
i think the meaning is, how are you? if i am not mistaken this is slang word used by cowboys
• United Arab Emirates
18 Sep 10
This is a slang language used by the english speaking countries specially by the US.....they have cut short all the sentences. Howdy means...How is/was your day??? I wanna means I want to....gonna for going to...and so on.
@jailo12 (332)
• Philippines
19 Sep 10
howdy is as good as saying hi or hello. others may have some other meaning to that but i think the bottom line of saying that word is just greeting a person and your glad that you have seen that person. well thats what i think. good day.
• India
18 Sep 10
Hi soulsshine, Howdy simply means How are you doing?