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GOOD AFTERNOON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does good afternoon mean?
• GOOD AFTERNOON (noun)
The noun GOOD AFTERNOON has 1 sense:
1. a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
Familiarity information: GOOD AFTERNOON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A conventional expression of greeting or farewell
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
afternoon; good afternoon
Hypernyms ("good afternoon" is a kind of...):
farewell; word of farewell (an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting)
greeting; salutation ((usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting))
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