how-do-you-do

Noun	1.	how-do-you-do - an awkward situation; "that's a fine how-d'ye-do" Synonyms: how-d'ye-do
	2.	how-do-you-do - an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos" Synonyms: hello, hi, howdy, hullo

how-d'ye-do, situation