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Old 12-14-2012, 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by senior citizen View Post
I figured it was something like that. Doesn't sound too "positive" to me.
A bit sarcastic, if truth be told.

If it was good, Vermonters would say it's "wicked good".
That's weird as well...........

Why not just use plain English.

The Villages Floridalook up anything, like your first name:




alphabetical1.boy howdy127 up, 23 downAn exclamation of enthusiastic agreement which can be used in both a genuine or sarcastic tone. In addition can used to add emphasis to a statement, much like the word **** can.

Boy Howdy was also the name of an American country music band from the 1990’s. The term has not direct link or reference to them however.


As Agreement (genuine):

Joe: Mrs. Robinson sure is one MILF
Tom: Boy howdy!

As Agreement (sarcastic):

Johnny: Don't you just love pointless office meetings where the company tries to rah rah rah you into caring about sales?
Roberto: Boy howdy do I ever!

As Emphasis:

Norman: Boy howdy am I hungry, let's consume tacos!

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2.boy howdy98 up, 20 downSouthern slang. An interjection. Often used as an expression of surprise for large quantities of something, or severity of something. See yessum.
"Boy howdy! Them pumpkins sure are big! How're we gonna carry 'em all, Ms. McGregor?"
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by Fugerko.?Dec 23, 2003share thisadd a video
3.boy howdy48 up, 16 downGeneral expression/interjection, similar in usage to "wow," "oh, man," or "yep".
"Did the colonoscopy hurt at all?"
--"Boy howdy!"
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