Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hou duh doo]
- /haʊ də du/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hou duh doo]
- /haʊ də du/
Definitions of how-de-do word
- noun plural how-de-do a greeting; salutation: She smiled and gave him a how-do-you-do fit for a king. 1
- noun plural how-de-do an awkward or unpleasant event or situation: It's a fine how-do-you-do that they've refused to help us out. 1
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Origin of how-de-do
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for How-de-do
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
how-de-do popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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