Definitions
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- noun an expression of greeting
- noun an awkward situation
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Examples
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To Saxon he barely said how-do-you-do or good day; and, sleeping in the day time and working at night, he was in the house a week before
CHAPTER XII 2010
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"Yes, indeed I'd like to say how-do-you-do to him," Captain Duncan answered.
CHAPTER X 2010
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It's a fine how-do-you-do when Spencer calls someone out on being rude, I must say.
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking: The Hills , Season Five Finale 2010
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It's a fine how-do-you-do when Spencer calls someone out on being rude, I must say.
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It's a fine how-do-you-do when Spencer calls someone out on being rude, I must say.
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking: The Hills , Season Five Finale Holly Cara Price 2010
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Anyway, everyone was awesome, and it was great to see the gang and give Cory a drive-by how-do-you-do.
April 5, 2010 2010
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So he trooped from one side of the stage to the other -- as everyone else was settling in for the speeches -- to give the first lady a handshake, a hug, a kiss, a how-do-you-do, all in view of constituents, who enthused over him all the more.
First lady Michelle Obama gives Anacostia high school commencement speech 2010
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Anyway, everyone was awesome, and it was great to see the gang and give Cory a drive-by how-do-you-do.
April 5, 2010 mhaithaca 2010
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It's a fine how-do-you-do when Spencer calls someone out on being rude, I must say.
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking: The Hills, Season Five Finale 2009
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Harold repeats his how-do-you-do jig every time he meets someone new, and for a repetitious gag, it really gets funnier each time we see it.
The Freshman - 1925 Jacqueline T Lynch 2009
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