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g'day

/ɡəˈdeɪ/

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Australia/ɡəˈdæɪ/

g'day interjection: hi, hello.

Interjection

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, colloquial, Ottawa Valley) Hi, hello.
    • "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...1901 December 14, Bushwoman, “Lizer o' th' Overshot”, in Australian Town and Country Journal
    • G'day, Muck.
      […]
      Ned2012 February 20, Ned Latham, “Odd behaviour UPLOAD”, in aus.computers.linux (Usenet)
  2. (Canada, US, informal, air traffic control) 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.

Forms of g'day

alternative formgidday

Origin of g'day

Contraction of good day.

Words that rhyme with g'day

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Questions about g'day

What does g'day mean?
G'day means hi, hello.
What part of speech is g'day?
G'day is an interjection.
How do you pronounce g'day?
G'day is pronounced /ɡəˈdeɪ/.

Words near g'day in the dictionary

  1. G&A
  2. G&S
  3. G&T
  4. G&Ts
  5. g'bye
  6. g'day
  7. g'hal
  8. g'hals
  9. g'head
  10. g'luck
  11. g'night

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