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Etymology
Corruption of good e'en, for good evening.
Interjection
good-den
- (obsolete) A salutation; "good evening".
1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :[Enter DON JOHN.]
DON JOHN. My lord and brother, God save you!
DON PEDRO. Good den, brother.
DON JOHN. If your leisure served, I would speak with you.
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