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to have a good one

to have a good one

15 6.3
Wish someone a nice day or a good time as a friendly goodbye
  • idiom
  • Informal
translation icon : que te vaya bien
  • I'll be back another day; have a good one, all.
  • Okay, have a good one
  • Have a good one, yeah
  • Have a good one, man

I hope you're having a good one and I will see you tomorrow.

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Examples

Synonyms

see ya
vsto have a good one
  • Texting
∞ 8.4

A friendly way to say goodbye when you expect to meet again

is friendlier and adds a wish for an enjoyable time rather than only parting
goodbye
vsto have a good one
∞ 1.0

Words people say when they leave each other

is more informal and focuses on wishing an enjoyable time
farewell
vsto have a good one
199 1.9

A speech or action that says goodbye and wishes someone well

is more casual and focuses on daily enjoyment rather than future
good day
vsto have a good one
  • Formal
131 1.0

A polite or formal way to say goodbye when parting

is less formal and expresses a personal wish for a pleasant time
good night
vsto have a good one
77 1.0

A polite phrase for saying goodbye in the evening before sleep

is similar but used any time to wish an enjoyable period
good-by
vsto have a good one
50 4.4

Words or actions people use when they leave each other

is friendlier and used to wish someone an enjoyable time
fare thee well
vsto have a good one
  • Archaic
3 9.9

A way to say goodbye and wish someone well

is modern and casual, focusing on a short enjoyable period
cheers
vsto have a good one
  • UK
6.7

A friendly informal word used to thank someone, say goodbye, and to make a toast before drinking

is used specifically to wish someone an enjoyable time as a parting phrase

Antonyms

crappy day
  • NSFW
5 8.6

A day when many things go wrong and you feel unhappy

bad time of it
1 6.1

A time when someone has trouble

Surface Forms

have a good one infinitive
had a good one past
had a good one past participle
having a good one present participle
has a good one third person singular

Morphology

have + a + good + one

The components 'have' (experience) + 'good' (positive) + 'one' (a vague anaphoric pronoun) together license the interpretation 'experience a good day/event,' so the sense is partly recoverable from the words. However, the fixed farewell usage and the reliance on pragmatic inference about what 'one' refers to make the expression formulaic rather than fully compositional, so a B1 learner may need some exposure to be certain of its pragmatic meaning.

Etymology

Have a good one comes from a short, friendly form of 'have a good day', where one stands for a single 'day' or 'time'. That's why people use it as a casual way to 'wish someone an enjoyable time' when they say goodbye.