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Idiom

boy howdy

Meaning

Expresses strong support or agreement.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“Boy howdy, that is a great idea.”

“When he asked if I wanted to go on the road trip, I said, boy howdy, let's go.”

“The crowd cheered when the band returned to the stage, and boy howdy, they played better than ever.”

Examples

simple

“Boy howdy, that is a great idea.”

contextual

“When he asked if I wanted to go on the road trip, I said, boy howdy, let's go.”

complex

“The crowd cheered when the band returned to the stage, and boy howdy, they played better than ever.”

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