Emphatically so. This idiom is an interjection used to stress agreement, as in Did you enjoy the play?--And how! it was wonderful. It probably originated as a direct translation of the German Und wie!
[1920s]
and how
| Idioms: and how! |
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The adverb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
an expression of emphatic agreement
Synonyms: you bet, you said it
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