good day
interjection
a conventional expression used at meeting or parting during the daytime.
Origin of good day
Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225
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British Dictionary definitions for good day
good day
sentence substitute
a conventional expression of greeting or farewell used during the day
Idioms and Phrases with good day
good day
Also, good afternoon or evening or morning. Formal ways of saying “Hello” or “Goodbye.” For example, He began rather oddly by addressing the audience with “Good day,” or “Good afternoon, ladies,” said the sales clerk as we walked out. All these greetings represent an abbreviation of the now obsolete God give you a good day (afternoon, etc.), which dates from about 1200. Also see good night.