Greeting and Hey

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Greeting noun - An expression of goodwill upon meeting.

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Hey and greeting are semantically related in hello topic. In some cases you can use "Hey" instead a noun "Greeting".

Nearby Words: greet, greeted

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Greeting and hey are semantically related in hello topic. Sometimes you can use "Greeting" instead a noun "Hey".

Both the teenage characters and the adults frequently say "Hi," (or "Hey," or other variations,) even when they are not actually greeting each other.

Source: Series / My So-Called Life
Baptiste greets him, and he returns the greeting with "Hey, mate".

Source: Series / Human Target

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Hey and Greeting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/greeting/hey

Greeting & Hey. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/greeting/hey>.

Hey or Greeting. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/greeting/hey.

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