'Howdy' definitions:

Definition of 'howdy'

(from WordNet)
noun
An expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos" [syn: hello, hullo, hi, howdy, how- do-you-do]

Definition of 'Howdy'

From: GCIDE
  • Howdy \How"dy\, n. [Scot., also houdy- wife. Of uncertain origin; cf. OSw. jordgumma; or perh. fr. E. how d'ye.] A midwife. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]