good evening

interjection

1. a conventional expression used at meeting or parting in the evening.

good evening

1. a conventional expression of greeting or farewell used in the evening

Word History and Origins

Origin of good evening¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Idioms and Phrases

see under good day.

Example Sentences

"It was bonkers. It was hard to go to the loo," he told BBC 5Live Breakfast, "but it was a good evening."

From BBC

Or, alternately, good afternoon or good evening.

From Slate

"Good evening everyone," Hamilton said as the crowd celebrated him and their first sight of the seven-time champion in Ferrari's red overalls.

From BBC

That was how Ukraine's best-selling stamp came into being, showing a Ukrainian tractor towing a captured Russian tank and featuring the popular wartime greeting: "Good evening, we're from Ukraine."

From BBC

“Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls” became a gender-neutral salutation to “dreamers of all ages.”

From Los Angeles Times