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1. (n.) how-do-you-do
an act or instance of saying “how do you do” or a similar greeting; salutation.
2. how-do-you-do
an awkward or unpleasant situation:
It's a fine how-do-you-do that they've refused to help us.
Etymology: (1625–35)
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1. (noun) how-do-you-do, how-d'ye-do
an awkward situation
"that's a fine how-d'ye-do"
2. (noun) hello, hullo, hi, howdy, how-do-you-do
an expression of greeting
"every morning they exchanged polite hellos"
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