Boy Howdy
Posted by ESC on August 31, 2001
In Reply to: Boy Howdy posted by Jim Webster on August 31, 2001
: : : Just wondering...does this sarcastic putdown derive from the Howdy Doody Show?
: : I googled your phrase and I did not see it used as a putdown at all. It was used on an assortment of sites as an experssion of amazement as in "Wowee, boy howdy, what great chilli" or "boy howdy, what a great time we had at the Johnson cookout".
: I just oogled your google and feel totally bamboozled. I came across it in a reference to a motorized snowboard, something like, "Boy howdy, I can't wait for *THAT* to hit the stores." Definitely sarcasm. Of course, the world is full of people who don't use or recognize sarcasm at all...
It's all in the way you say it.
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