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Good Afternoon

Definition: Good Afternoon

Good Afternoon

Noun

1. A conventional expression of greeting or farewell.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

 

Synonym: Good Afternoon

Synonym: afternoon (n). (additional references)

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Modern Usage: Good Afternoon

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Screenplays

Good afternoon, Mr. Roque (Mulholland Dr.; writing credit: David Lynch)

Wally, if your dumb brother tags along, I'm gonna--oh, good afternoon, Mrs. Cleaver (Leave It to Beaver; writing credit: Katherine Albert; Joe Connelly)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Good Afternoon

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Books

  • Good Afternoon Miss Dietrich (reference)

  • Good Afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen: Intermission Scripts from the Met Broadcasts (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Sounds: Good Afternoon

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Good afternoon; greeting; .
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Good Afternoon

Language Translations for "good afternoon"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

goeiemiddag, middag (afternoon). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

mirëdita (good day). (various references)

   

Czech

  

dobré odpoledne. (various references)

   

Danish

  

goddag (hello). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

goeiemiddag, goedemiddag. (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

bonan posttagmezon. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

hyvää päivää (good morning, hello, how are you, how do you do). (various references)

   

Flemish

  

goedemiddag. (various references)

   

Frisian

  

goemiddei. (various references)

   

German

  

guten Nachmittag. (various references)

   

Haitian Creole

  

bonswa (good evening). (various references)

   

Hawaiian

  

mirëdita (good day). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

jó napot, délután. (various references)

   

Icelandic

  

góðan daginn (good day, good morning). (various references)

   

Manx

  

slane ayd (adieu, ave, bye-bye, cheerio, farewell, good bye). (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

goddag (good day), god middag. (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

bontardi. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

oodgay afternoonay.(various references)

   

Romanian

  

bunã ziua (cheerio, good day, good morning, how do you do, the top of the morning to you), bunã dimineaţa (good day, good morning). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

добрый день. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

buenas tardes (good evening). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

goddag (good day), god middag. (various references)

   

Tswana

  

dumelang, dumela (good evening, good morning, hello). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

добридень, до побачення (au revoir, good bye, good evening, see you soon, so long). (various references)

   

Zulu

  

sawubona (good day, good evening, good morning, hello), sanibonani (good day, good evening, good morning, hello), sanibona (good day, good evening, good morning, hello), sakubona (good day, good evening, good morning, hello). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Good Afternoon

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-e-f-g-n-n-o-o-o-o-r-t"

-4 letters: afternoon.

-5 letters: androgen, dragonet, footgear, forenoon, frontage, negatron, nonrated, ratooned.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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