Dictionary![]() ![]() how' do you do'(used as a conventional greeting). how-do-you-doPronunciation: (hou'du-yu-dOO'), [key] —n., —pl. -dos. Informal. 1. a greeting; salutation: She smiled and gave him a how-do-you-do fit for a king. 2. an awkward or unpleasant event or situation: It's a fine how-do-you-do that they've refused to help us out. Also,how-de-doPronunciation: (hou'dē-dOO'). [key] Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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