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HOW-D'YE-DO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does how-d'ye-do mean?
• HOW-D'YE-DO (noun)
The noun HOW-D'YE-DO has 1 sense:
1. an awkward situation
Familiarity information: HOW-D'YE-DO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An awkward situation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
Context example:
that's a fine how-d'ye-do
Hypernyms ("how-d'ye-do" is a kind of...):
situation (a complex or critical or unusual difficulty)
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