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How do you do? definition

How do you do?

how is your health?: a conventionalized expression used in greeting a person or upon being introduced
how-do-you-do definition

how-do-you-do or how-d'-ye-do how-d'-ye-do′ (ho̵u′ də yə do̵̅o̅′, ho̵ud′ yə do̵̅o̅′)

noun

Informal an annoying or awkward situation: usually preceded by fine, pretty, nice, etc.
also how-de-do how′·-de-do′ (ho̵u′dē do̵̅o̅′)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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