Meanings
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1
phrase
dated or formal: a greeting or farewell equivalent to good day
The family rose, gave their visitors good-day, and waited for them to sit first.
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2
noun
a spoken greeting or farewell using the words good day
She offered a brisk good-day and continued down the road.
Thesaurus
Etymology
The hyphenated form of good day, a conventional wish that the other person have a good day. It has long served both as a greeting and a farewell; the hyphenated spelling is now dated.