Shucks and howdy

Meaning

A highly informal, folksy way to express surprise or to break the ice when meeting someone. It is often used tongue-in-cheek by people trying to sound extra country.

Silly, affected

Used in a sentence

• Well shucks and howdy, I did not think I would run into you here!
• My neighbor always greets me with a hearty shucks and howdy.
• He tried to sound local by saying shucks and howdy to the cashier.