good afternoonint.n.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ɡʊd ˌɑːftəˈnuːn/,

/(ˌ)ɡʊd ˌaftəˈnuːn/, U.S.

/ˌɡʊd ˌæftərˈnun/

Forms: see good adj., n., adv., and int. and afternoon n., adv., and int.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: good adj., afternoon n.

Etymology: < good adj. + afternoon n.

A. int.

Expressing good wishes on meeting or parting in the afternoon.Prior to the late 18th cent., good even was apparently the normal form of greeting or valediction used in the afternoon: see good even int.

ΚΠ

1607 T. Middleton Revengers Trag. ii. i. sig. C3^v Masse fitly here she comes, thankes my disguize, Madame good afternoone.

1775 R. Cumberland Choleric Man ii. iii. 24 Good afternoon to you. Nay, Charles, no ceremony; I thought we had agreed on that. Your servant.

1810 Ld. Byron Let. 17 June (1973) I. 247 Good afternoon! I am yours, very sincerely, Byron.

1893 United Service Oct. 324 ‘Afternoon, miss,’ he said. ‘Good-afternoon, Mr. Pete,’ replied Queenie, without the slightest trace of discomposure.

1955 R. Galton & A. Simpson Hancock's Half-hour (1987) 40 Good afternoon sirs..modom. Can I be of any assistance?

1992 R. D. Edwards Clubbed to Death (1993) xx. 129 ‘Good afternoon, young man,’ he said to Milton.

B. n.

As part of a customary expression of good wishes on meeting or parting during the afternoon (cf. sense A.). Chiefly in to wish (also bid) (a person) a good afternoon, and (as an address) a good afternoon to you.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > greeting or salutation > specific greeting or salutation

dieugardc1380

good day?a1439

hail?a1513

good morrow1528

good even1534

how-do-ye1575

all hail?1589

good evening1606

ave1611

good morninga1616

how-do-you-do1632

good afternoon1771

recollections1816

chin chin1822

chi-hike1859

cheero1909

wagwan1983

1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 145 Our noble entertainer proposed three general toasts; then calling for a glass of wine, and bowing all round, wished us a good afternoon.

1840 T. E. Hook Precepts & Pract. I. 218 I speedily summoned Mrs. Bunny, and having discharged my little bill, bade her a good afternoon, and promised to come to her early in the morning.

1848 Holden's Dollar Mag. Mar. 145/2 Good-bye, Miss Margaret, my ocean lily—a good afternoon to you, old hero of a hundred fights.

1918 A. S. Bailey Tale of Buster Bumblebee xiii. 61 Wishing the Carpenter Bee a hasty good-afternoon, he flew off to find little Mrs. Ladybug.

1997 G. Williams Diamond Geezers vi. 49 A pudgy white woman..eyed him with suspicion when he wished her a good afternoon.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	good afternoon
释义	good afternoonint.n. Brit. /(ˌ)ɡʊd ˌɑːftəˈnuːn/, /(ˌ)ɡʊd ˌaftəˈnuːn/, U.S. /ˌɡʊd ˌæftərˈnun/ Forms: see good adj., n., adv., and int. and afternoon n., adv., and int. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: good adj., afternoon n. Etymology: < good adj. + afternoon n. A. int. Expressing good wishes on meeting or parting in the afternoon.Prior to the late 18th cent., good even was apparently the normal form of greeting or valediction used in the afternoon: see good even int. ΚΠ 1607 T. Middleton Revengers Trag. ii. i. sig. C3^v Masse fitly here she comes, thankes my disguize, Madame good afternoone. 1775 R. Cumberland Choleric Man ii. iii. 24 Good afternoon to you. Nay, Charles, no ceremony; I thought we had agreed on that. Your servant. 1810 Ld. Byron Let. 17 June (1973) I. 247 Good afternoon! I am yours, very sincerely, Byron. 1893 United Service Oct. 324 ‘Afternoon, miss,’ he said. ‘Good-afternoon, Mr. Pete,’ replied Queenie, without the slightest trace of discomposure. 1955 R. Galton & A. Simpson Hancock's Half-hour (1987) 40 Good afternoon sirs..modom. Can I be of any assistance? 1992 R. D. Edwards Clubbed to Death (1993) xx. 129 ‘Good afternoon, young man,’ he said to Milton. B. n. As part of a customary expression of good wishes on meeting or parting during the afternoon (cf. sense A.). Chiefly in to wish (also bid) (a person) a good afternoon, and (as an address) a good afternoon to you. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > greeting or salutation > specific greeting or salutation dieugardc1380 good day?a1439 hail?a1513 good morrow1528 good even1534 how-do-ye1575 all hail?1589 good evening1606 ave1611 good morninga1616 how-do-you-do1632 good afternoon1771 recollections1816 chin chin1822 chi-hike1859 cheero1909 wagwan1983 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 145 Our noble entertainer proposed three general toasts; then calling for a glass of wine, and bowing all round, wished us a good afternoon. 1840 T. E. Hook Precepts & Pract. I. 218 I speedily summoned Mrs. Bunny, and having discharged my little bill, bade her a good afternoon, and promised to come to her early in the morning. 1848 Holden's Dollar Mag. Mar. 145/2 Good-bye, Miss Margaret, my ocean lily—a good afternoon to you, old hero of a hundred fights. 1918 A. S. Bailey Tale of Buster Bumblebee xiii. 61 Wishing the Carpenter Bee a hasty good-afternoon, he flew off to find little Mrs. Ladybug. 1997 G. Williams Diamond Geezers vi. 49 A pudgy white woman..eyed him with suspicion when he wished her a good afternoon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.n.1607
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