Expressions (such as ‘hello’) used when you meet somebody you know quite well:
| HEY | 17 |
| HI | 16 |
| WHAT’S NEW | 8 |
| HI THERE | 6 |
| LONG TIME NO SEE | 6 |
| WHAT’S HAPPENING | 6 |
| HOW YA DOING | 5 |
| WHAT’S GOING ON | 5 |
| HOW’S IT HANGING | 4 |
| WHAT’S UP | 4 |
| HIYA | 3 |
| HOWDY | 3 |
| HEY THERE | 2 |
| HOLA | 2 |
| HOW ARE YOU DOING | 2 |
| HOW’S IT GOING | 2 |
| HOW’S TRICKS | 2 |
| GLAD TO SEE YOU | 1 |
| HELLO | 1 |
| HELLO THERE | 1 |
| HEY THERE! NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN | 1 |
| HEY YA | 1 |
| HOW ARE YA | 1 |
| HOW ARE YOU DOIN | 1 |
| HOW IS IT GOING | 1 |
| HOW YOU DOING | 1 |
| HOW’S EVERY LITTLE THING | 1 |
| HOW’S IT SWINGING | 1 |
| LET’S GO FOR LUNCH AND TALK | 1 |
| SUP | 1 |
| WHAT’S GOOD | 1 |
| WHAT’S SHAKING | 1 |
DARE Data Summary by Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.