different between howay vs howdy

English

Alternative forms

• haway
• ho'way
• ha'way

Interjection

howay

1. (Tyneside) A general cry of encouragement.

   Howay the lads

   Howay man ye slowin' wa doon like!

Synonyms

• come along!
• come on!

References

• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ?ISBN

English

Alternative forms

• howdie (noun)

Etymology

Shortened form of "how d'ye do" (i.e. how do you do) or less commonly "how do you fare?".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ha?di/
• Rhymes: -a?di

Interjection

howdy

1. (informal) An informal greeting.

Translations

Descendants

• Sranan Tongo: odi

Noun

howdy (plural howdies)

1. (Scotland) A wife, a midwife.

Verb

howdy (third-person singular simple present howdies, present participle howdying, simple past and past participle howdied)

1. (transitive) To greet informally, especially by saying "howdy"
   • 2016, Brynn Bonner, Dead in a Flash (page 249)

     I stood up for the kid and it got ugly, with accusations being thrown in both directions. So the sheriff and I weren't exactly on howdying terms when that fire happened.