G'day
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɡəˈdeɪ/
Alternative forms
Origin
Contraction of good day.
Full definition of g'day
Interjection
- (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, colloquial) Hi, hello.
- 1901, Bushwoman, “Lizer o' th' Overshotâ€, Australian Town and Country Journal
- "G'day, Missus," said he, with a jerk of his head, and he shifted from one leg to the other, and turned his hat over and over uneasily in his great brown hands.
"G'day," said 'Lizer, with a bright smile that revealed the prettiest of white teeth. The girl's mouth was as fresh as a rose.
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"G'day, Missus, hope you're keepin' well, an' the Boss, an' the children. Got back sooner'n I expected; Well, how's my mate shapin?" said he.
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It ain't no one's fault but mine," he said, generously. "G'day, Missus; I'm goin' ter find my mate, alive-or dead;" and he galloped away.
- February 20 2012, Ned Latham, Odd behaviour UPLOAD, G′day, Muck.
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Ned - (North America, air traffic control, informal) Denotes the end of a radio transmission.Golf Golf Whiskey Golf, cleared the ILS approach runway one two, contact Sault Tower one one eight decimal eight, g'day.
Usage notes
(good day) Used interchangeably with hello and hi, but more characteristically (and stereotypically) Australian/New Zealand, and perhaps the most informal of these options. Also used in the constructions G′day, mate (a greeting to a friend or acquaintance) and G′day, stranger (ironically, to a friend not seen in some time).