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good evening

American  

interjection

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

good evening British  

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

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good evening Idioms  

  1. see under good day.

Etymology

Origin of good evening

First recorded in 1860–65

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