how-d'ye-do

1. 1.

   an awkward situation

   “that's a fine how-d'ye-do”

   Synonymshow-do-you-do

   Broadersituation

Questions about how-d'ye-do

What does how-d'ye-do mean?

how-d'ye-do means "an awkward situation".

How many syllables are in how-d'ye-do?

how-d'ye-do has 3 syllables: how--d'ye--do. The stress falls on "how-".

What is another word for how-d'ye-do?

Close synonyms include how-do-you-do. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is how-d'ye-do a common word?