boy howdy
interjection
US dialect
: wow
—used as an intensive and to express strong feeling (such as awe or surprise) usually about a statement that follows
To be honest … I really didn't expect to be all that impressed with an open-faced sandwich. Boy howdy, was I completely wrong.—
Taylor Six
Taylor SixWe found some plants laden with the spiky fruit, which I collected with gusto. … But how to deal with those spines? Boy howdy are they nasty!—Hank Shaw
Hank ShawBoy howdy, what a fun hour of television!—Sean T. Collins
Sean T. Collins… boy howdy, does the man deliver, hamming it up in a brilliant parody of hard-boiled gangster posturing.—Jay Edidin
Jay EdidinExamples of boy howdy in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
And, boy howdy, look how far and wide our food staple has reached since then.
—Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 12 Oct. 2022
And, boy howdy, was there ever plenty of giving going on.
—Chris Coplan, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2021
Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 12 Oct. 2022
And, boy howdy, was there ever plenty of giving going on.
—Chris Coplan, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2021
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“Boy howdy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boy%20howdy. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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