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g'day

British  
/ ɡəˈdaɪ /
  1. an Austral and NZ informal variant of good day

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Characters in his bogan version say "g'day", friends are "mates" and those with questionable ethics are deemed "shonky".

From BBC Nov. 14, 2025

Mark Simpson, who manages the local airfield, told the BBC he'd seen the 56-year-old around town and said g'day a handful of times, but had no inkling of his beliefs.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2025

It’s a good day — sorry, a g’day — for all that jazz in the special “International Jazz Day From Australia.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2020

Wyndham is a terrific place to live, he says – “people say g’day in the street” – but it has its strains.

From The Guardian Apr. 9, 2018

The Australians already had one g’day, and there look like there will be more to come.

From Washington Post Aug. 7, 2016

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