Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hou doo yoo doo]
- /haʊ du yu du/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hou doo yoo doo]
- /haʊ du yu du/
Definitions of how-do-you-do word
- noun plural how-do-you-do a greeting; salutation: She smiled and gave him a how-do-you-do fit for a king. 1
- noun plural how-do-you-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-do-you-do
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for How-do-you-do
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
how-do-you-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.
Synonyms for how-do-you-do
noun how-do-you-do
- letter — a person who lets, especially one who rents out property.
- nod — to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.
- ovation — an enthusiastic public reception of a person, marked especially by loud and prolonged applause.
- salute — Military. to pay respect to or honor by some formal act, as by raising the right hand to the side of the headgear, presenting arms, firing cannon, dipping colors, etc.
- reception — the act of receiving or the state of being received.
Antonyms for how-do-you-do
noun how-do-you-do
- heedless — careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- farewell — Cape, a cape in S Greenland: most southerly point of Greenland.
- goodbye — a farewell.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
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