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Old 12-14-2012, 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by stuckinparadise View Post
The first time I heard the term, "boy howdy" was on The Big Valley. Heath Barkley said it as an expression similiar to "oh my gosh."
I just looked it up. It actually is a term of exclamation, such as "wow"....
Only place I've ever seen it used was on TOTV....
Every region of our country seems to have their own local jargon.
It does sound kind of "western" or "cowboyish". Thanks for explaining.

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