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how-do-you-do

how-do-you-do (plural how-do-you-dos)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. greeting: a greeting or welcome
got to business as soon as the how-do-you-dos were finished

2. bothersome situation: a difficult or unsatisfactory situation ( informal )
a fine how-do-you-do

[< the greeting How do you do?]
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