g'day

English

Alternative forms

• gidday

Etymology

Contraction of good day.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡəˈdeɪ/

Interjection

g’day

1. (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Hi, hello.
   • 2012 February 20, Ned Latham, “Odd behaviour UPLOAD”, aus.computers.linux, Usenet:

     G′day, Muck.
     […]
     Ned

2. (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).