/ Dictionary / Index H how do you do: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: how' do you do' Pronunciation: [key] (used as a conventional greeting). how-do-you-do Pronunciation: (hou'du-yu-d'), [key] — pl. -dos. a greeting; salutation: She smiled and gave him a how-do-you-do fit for a king. an awkward or unpleasant event or situation: It's a fine how-do-you-do that they've refused to help us out. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. how do howdy Related Content Daily Word Quiz: respite Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language