Expressions (such as ‘hello’) used when you meet somebody you know quite well:
| HI | 683 |
| HOWDY | 169 |
| HI THERE | 121 |
| HEY | 60 |
| HOW ARE YOU | 41 |
| HIYA | 37 |
| HOW YA DOIN’ | 29 |
| GREETINGS | 26 |
| HELLO | 25 |
| HIDY | 24 |
| HELLO THERE | 20 |
| GOOD MORNING | 18 |
| HOW ARE YA | 13 |
| HOWDY-DO | 13 |
| GLAD TO SEE YOU | 12 |
| HOW’RE YOU | 11 |
| LONG TIME NO SEE | 11 |
| GOOD TO SEE YOU | 10 |
| WHAT’S HAPPENING | 10 |
| WHAT’S NEW | 10 |
| HEY THERE | 9 |
| HOW YOU DOIN’ | 9 |
| HOW’S IT GOING | 9 |
| HOW YOU DOING | 8 |
| HOW’RE YOU DOIN’ | 8 |
| HOW’S TRICKS | 8 |
| HOW DO YOU DO | 6 |
| HOW’S EVERYTHING | 6 |
| GOOD AFTERNOON | 5 |
| HOW YA BEEN | 5 |
| NR | 5 |
| HOW GOES IT | 4 |
| HOW THE HELL ARE YOU | 4 |
| HOW’S THINGS | 4 |
| WHAT’S COOKIN’ | 4 |
| WHAT’S UP | 4 |
| GOOD EVENING | 3 |
| HI BUDDY | 3 |
| HOW’RE YA | 3 |
| NICE TO SEE YOU | 3 |
| WHAT DO YOU KNOW | 3 |
| ARE YOU FEELING ALL RIGHT | 2 |
| COMMENT CA VA | 2 |
| GLAD TO SEE YOU AGAIN | 2 |
| GOOD DAY | 2 |
| HELLO DEAH | 2 |
| HELLO DERE | 2 |
| HI HON | 2 |
| HI YA DOIN’ | 2 |
| HI YA DOING | 2 |
| HOW | 2 |
| HOW BE YA | 2 |
| HOW DO | 2 |
| HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY | 2 |
| HOW YOU BEEN | 2 |
| HOW’RE THINGS GOING | 2 |
| HOW’S IT | 2 |
| MORNING | 2 |
| WELL LOOK WHO’S HERE | 2 |
| “WELL, HOW ARE YOU” | 2 |
| WHADDAYA SAY | 2 |
| WHAT DO YOU SAY | 2 |
| WHAT YA SAY | 2 |
| WHATCHA SAY | 2 |
| WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN | 2 |
| WHERE YA BEEN | 2 |
| WIE GEHTS | 2 |
| (FIRST NAME) | 1 |
| COME ON IN | 1 |
| FOR GOODNESS SAKE | 1 |
| GENTLEMEN | 1 |
| GIVE ME SOME SKIN | 1 |
| GLAD TO KNOW YOU | 1 |
| GLAD TO MEET YOU | 1 |
| GLAD YOU’RE AROUND | 1 |
| “GREETINGS, STRANGER” | 1 |
| HAVEN’T SEEN YOU IN A COON’S AGE | 1 |
| HELLO AGAIN | 1 |
| HELLO DEAR | 1 |
| HELLO HON | 1 |
| HELLO MIS ASTORBILT | 1 |
| HELLO MY DEAR | 1 |
| HELLO THERE LADY | 1 |
| HELLO THERE NEIGHBOR | 1 |
| HELLO YOU OLD PIRATE | 1 |
| HELLO YOU OLD SOAK | 1 |
| HELLO YOUNG FELLOW | 1 |
| HELLO YOUNG MAN | 1 |
| “HELLO, COME IN” | 1 |
| “HELLO, HOW THE HELL ARE YOU” | 1 |
| HEY BABY | 1 |
| HEY BROZ | 1 |
| HEY BUDDY | 1 |
| HEY CHILE | 1 |
| HEY HOW’RE YOU | 1 |
| HEY WHAT’S HAPPENING | 1 |
| “HEY, (NAME) HOW ARE YOU” | 1 |
| “HEY, BABY” | 1 |
| “HEY, HOW YOU” | 1 |
| “HEY, HOW YOU DOING” | 1 |
| “HEY, MAN” | 1 |
| HEY-HEY | 1 |
| HI (NAME) HAVEN’T SAW YOU IN A MONTH OF SUNDAYS | 1 |
| HI ARE YE | 1 |
| HI BABE | 1 |
| HI BABY | 1 |
| HI BOY | 1 |
| HI BUD | 1 |
| HI HI | 1 |
| HI HONEY | 1 |
| HI MAN | 1 |
| HI PAL | 1 |
| HI SWEETHEART | 1 |
| HI THERE PARTNER | 1 |
| HI THERE STRANGER | 1 |
| “HI THERE, HOW ARE YOU” | 1 |
| HI YOU BUM | 1 |
| HI YOU OLD REPROBATE | 1 |
| “HI, HOW ARE YOU” | 1 |
| HIDY-DO | 1 |
| HIDY-DOODY | 1 |
| “HI-O, HONEY BUNCH” | 1 |
| HI-YA KID | 1 |
| HI-YOU | 1 |
| HOW ARE THEY USING YOU | 1 |
| HOW ARE YOU (NAME) | 1 |
| HOW ARE YOU TODAY | 1 |
| HOW ARE YOU@ | 1 |
| HOW BE YOU | 1 |
| HOW DO YOU COME ON TODAY | 1 |
| HOW D’YA DO | 1 |
| HOW HAVE YOU BEEN | 1 |
| HOW IN THE WORLD ARE YOU | 1 |
| HOW NICE TO SEE YOU | 1 |
| HOW THE HECK ARE YOU | 1 |
| HOW Y’ WAS | 1 |
| HOW YA COMING ALONG | 1 |
| HOW YA DO | 1 |
| HOW YA STACKIN’ | 1 |
| HOW YA STICKIN’ OUT | 1 |
| HOW Y’LL | 1 |
| HOW YOU | 1 |
| HOW YOU BE | 1 |
| HOW YOU COMING | 1 |
| HOW YOU DO | 1 |
| HOW YOU DOIN’ (NAME) | 1 |
| HOW YOU MAKING IT | 1 |
| HOW YOU WAS | 1 |
| HOWDY PARDNER | 1 |
| “HOWDY, STRANGER” | 1 |
| HOWDY-DOODY | 1 |
| HOWDY-DOODY-DO | 1 |
| HOW’RE THEY HANGING | 1 |
| HOW’RE TRICKS | 1 |
| HOW’RE YA DOIN’ | 1 |
| “HOW’RE YA, OLD TIMER” | 1 |
| “HOW’RE YA, YA DIRTY BUM” | 1 |
| HOW’RE YOU TODAY | 1 |
| “HOW’RE YOU, OLD TIMER” | 1 |
| HOW’S THE CAT A-HOPPING | 1 |
| HOW’S THE WORLD SERVING | 1 |
| HOW’S THINGS GOIN’ | 1 |
| HOW’S THINGS LOOKIN’ | 1 |
| HOW’S YOU | 1 |
| “I’M DOING ALL RIGHT, YOU” | 1 |
| I’M GLAD TO MEET YOU | 1 |
| I’M GLAD TO SEE YOU | 1 |
| I’M GLAD TO SEE YOU AGAIN | 1 |
| I’M PROUD TO SEE YOU | 1 |
| IMAGINE SEEING YOU HERE | 1 |
| IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME | 1 |
| IT’S NICE TO SEE YOU | 1 |
| IT’S NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN | 1 |
| IT’S SO NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN | 1 |
| KLAHUSICKS | 1 |
| LO | 1 |
| MORNIN’ | 1 |
| NEVER SO GLAD TO SEE ANYBODY IN MY LIFE | 1 |
| NICE DAY | 1 |
| NICE SEEING YOU AGAIN | 1 |
| NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN | 1 |
| “OH, HELLO THERE” | 1 |
| OLD HOBO | 1 |
| OLD HORSE THIEF | 1 |
| SO GOOD TO SEE YOU | 1 |
| SO HOW GOES IT BY YOU | 1 |
| SURE GLAD TO SEE YOU | 1 |
| SURE IS GOOD TO SEE YOU | 1 |
| TOP OF THE MORNING | 1 |
| VERY GLAD TO SEE YOU | 1 |
| WE MEET AGAIN | 1 |
| WELL | 1 |
| WELL HELLO THERE | 1 |
| WELL HI | 1 |
| WELL LOOK WHO I SEE | 1 |
| “WELL, HELLO” | 1 |
| “WELL, HOW ARE YOU TODAY” | 1 |
| “WELL, WHERE DID YOU COME FROM” | 1 |
| “WELL, YOU OLD SON OF A BITCH” | 1 |
| WHADDAYA DOIN’ | 1 |
| WHADDAYA KNOW | 1 |
| WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE | 1 |
| “WHAT DO YOU SAY, OLD MAN” | 1 |
| WHAT YA DOIN’ THERE | 1 |
| WHAT YA UP TO | 1 |
| WHAT YOU BEEN DOING | 1 |
| WHAT YOU SAY | 1 |
| “WHAT YOU SAY, MAN” | 1 |
| WHATCHA DOING | 1 |
| WHATCHA KNOW | 1 |
| WHATCHA SAYIN’ | 1 |
| WHAT’S GOING ON | 1 |
| “WHAT’S GOING ON, MAN” | 1 |
| WHAT’S THE GOOD WORD | 1 |
| WHAT’S UP NOW | 1 |
| “WHAT’S UP, DOC” | 1 |
| WHERE YA AT DERE | 1 |
| WHERE YA BEEN KEEPIN’ YOURSELF | 1 |
| WHERE YOU AT | 1 |
| WHERE YOU BEEN SO LONG | 1 |
| WHY YOU OLD HORSE THIEF | 1 |
| “WHY, HOW YOU DOING” | 1 |
| YA FEELIN’ ALL RIGHT | 1 |
| YES SIR | 1 |
| YO | 1 |
| YOU ALL RIGHT TODAY | 1 |
| YOU DOIN’ ALL RIGHT? | 1 |
| YOU DON’T LOOK ANY OLDER | 1 |
| YOU STILL WORKING FOR A LIVING | 1 |
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