Talk:G'day

October 2005
Huroo is the opposite of g'day, i.e. it means "good bye". I wonder if a segment on this should be included. It would be nice to know the exact origins of the word "Huroo"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aus (talk • contribs) 03:40, October 27, 2005

Its can be either hooroo or ooroo, and it has a lot to do with us making fun of the Japanese after WW2. Basically a bastardisation of the way the Japanese (amongst others) say hello —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.44.45.84 (talk) 09:33, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

April 2006
If you listen to ABC News Radio (972 fm in Adelaide), Kel Richards has a mini-segment called Word Watch, in which he researches and describes the origin of many Australian slang and non-slang words. He takes requests. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SaveTheWhales (talk • contribs) 05:00, April 26, 2006

June 2006
3 to 4 uses per day? I myself and a lot of the people in my area find the word rarely used. I find that the word is more-so used in rural areas, rather than in major Australian cities. I also find that the usage is more common amongst lower-income, outer-suburb residents (please be reassured that "lower-income" is not used as a means to insult or offend, but basing this judgement upon personal observation). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.7.183.132 (talk • contribs) 05:53, June 21, 2006

New Zealand
I'm going to add New Zealand to this as it's used in New Zealand everywhere, daily, prolifically and commonly and, as far as I'm aware, always has been. Enzedbrit 21:04, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

The article is about the word g'day. It is not about how, say, Americans think it's said nor where. G'day is a common form of address in New Zealand as it is in Australia and it always has been. Enzedbrit 20:14, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

3 to 4 uses per day
I think 3-4 is accurate. It depends on circumstance too. When I'm at work I find many (predominantly Indian) International students in Melbourne, that need help, use G'day to say hello, as a form of "being accepted". It's spelt hoo roo not huroo. I find the most common goodbye in Melbourne is see ya. Bye is quite common too, and often the two together (particularly when on the phone - see ya, bye). Ciao and hoo roo are heard too, but less frequently.

I'd argue it can be used formally too. If I met the Prime Minister of Australia, it would be more than acceptable for me to say G'day Mr. Rudd. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.243.233.88 (talk • contribs) 03:30, April 12, 2008

→ Whilst it would no doubt be acceptable in that circumstance, it would still be considered an informal greeting. Informal greetings like this are more acceptable in Australia because it's extremely patriotic. Remember the use of mateship by John Howard. Lympathy   Talk  15:57, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Expand, merge or redirect
This page is a mere dictionary definition (something which Wikipedia is not). It explains the pronunciation, meaning and etymology of a slang term and provides some examples of usage of the term. I can't find any encyclopedic content on this page. Nothing here rises past what I would expect to read in a truly great unabridged dictionary and in fact, almost all of the content is already at the wiktionary page. The definitions and usage discussions belong over in Wiktionary where folks with the right skills, interests and lexical tools can more easily sort out the meanings and origins.

Options to fix the page here include:
 * 1) Expand the page with encyclopedic content - that is, content that goes well beyond the merely lexical.
 * 2) Redirect the page to a more general page on the appropriate sub-genre of slang.
 * 3) Replace the current contents with a soft-redirect to Wiktionary (usually done using the wi template).

Pending a better answer, I'm implementing option 3 for now. Rossami (talk) 04:10, 23 April 2008 (UTC)


 * I agree and have reverted to this solution. Trilobyte fossil (talk) 22:13, 7 June 2009 (UTC)