Do you say “Have a good one”? If not, what’s the equivalent phrase for that?

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DependentPen8805@reddit

Yeah I use it! I also say ‘enjoy’ means the same to me

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DefinitelynotDanger@reddit

I'm also from the north west and I'd probably use both of them one after the other when I'm leaving a shop lmao

"cheers pal, nice one, In a bit, have a good en"

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Have a good one comes from drug culture - have a good trip/pill. It makes my skin crawl on UK trains when that woman says, see it, say it, sorted. The irony being another drug reference, to get 'sorted' meaning to buy drugs. The UK police are dumb as shit.

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FlashyProject1318@reddit

Ave a good 'un.

But I also use "Be lucky"

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R3DSmurf@reddit

Have a good what? Evening? Drinking sesh?

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FlashyProject1318@reddit

What ever you are doing, have a good one!

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R3DSmurf@reddit

Sometimes I'm just going for a shit or to the dentist tho or both. But seriously, it used to mean have a good night out and a good trip at the rave.

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sock_cooker@reddit

There's nothing like a good shit

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StardewObsessive@reddit

I used to say “Ave a good ‘un” until someone misheard it as “Armageddon” one day. Now I go with “Take care and be good.”

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S3lad0n@reddit

And in the words of my all time cult film: “—and if you can’t be lucky, top yourself”

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Sad_Firefighter_8407@reddit

Stay gold sonny boy.

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Temporary-Story-9957@reddit

I say it sometimes, probably from hearing it on some american TV show.

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Full-Hawk9469@reddit

Safe journeys

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AdhesivePotato@reddit

Cheers, thanks, bye is a classic

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SocieteRoyale@reddit

I always say 'see you later' or 'take care' as a parting words

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DeniseGunn@reddit

Take care

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KDurin@reddit

“Mind how you go” (Thank you Sir Terry Pratchett).

I tend to stick with “Have a good un”. I’ve been saying this for so long, it’s automatic now.

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GreenConductor@reddit

“Sound, in a bit” pronounced like “sownabit”

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Beautiful_Hour_4744@reddit

I say it to my colleagues at the end of a meeting, meaning have a good day, or the end of the week meaning have a good weekend. Or if im leaving the pub early I'll say it to mean enjoy the rest of the night

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Real-Fig600@reddit

Have the day you deserve!

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Training_Ad9049@reddit

Cheers for now!

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Fiercat99@reddit

I always say cheers have a good one at work.

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Remarkable-Ad-2226@reddit

Peace

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Exact-Character313@reddit

Have a good un. Not good one

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TheFlashestAsh@reddit

A friendly “go fuck yourself.”

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thesaharadesert@reddit

I’m partial to saying ‘okay, fuck off now’. I wouldn’t dream of saying it to anyone other than very good friends.

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TheFlashestAsh@reddit

That’s the way.

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nico735@reddit

Avva gudun is more common in UK

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Glass_Pineapple4999@reddit

I say Toodle Pip or peace out dawg

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Ruby-Shark@reddit

See you next Tuesday is a classic.

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Diddleymaz@reddit

Have fun! Take care. Bless you. Watch out for yourself.

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Funny-Force-3658@reddit

No because it rarely makes sense to say it.

A good what, exactly?

I can understand if you're both attending or participating in something, say like new-years eve for example or a sports event, or a festival. Where it makes sence to refer to something to have a good one of. But when thats not the case, wtf is the 'one' referring to? The phrase needs to refer to something, you, the receiver of the phrase is either currently doing or is doing later that day and that the phrase sayer knows you are doing. It makes no sense otherwise.

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printergumlight@reddit (OP)

“One” refers to day, night, or time [doing something].

So it means “have a good day”, “have a good night”, or “have a good time”.

That’s why it makes sense in almost any goodbye situation. You’re wishing someone well for whatever comes next after the conversation ends.

It’s especially common in light, casual interactions with acquaintances, coworkers, cashiers, servers, or strangers in passing. In those situations, the phrase works well because it’s polite, warm, and flexible without sounding overly personal or formal and you don’t need to know exactly what the “one” thing is necessarily, but you wish them well anyway.

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magicpjj@reddit

Gan canny

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printergumlight@reddit (OP)

What’s this one directly mean?

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magicpjj@reddit

It's like "go well/carefully"

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MaestroCodex@reddit

Literally "go well" in Geordie dialect. Maybe in other parts of the North East as well.

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NutAli@reddit

...bonny lass or bonny lad.

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HugsandHate@reddit

"In a bit."

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Rico1983@reddit

Usually Hwyl fawr or take it easy.

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printergumlight@reddit (OP)

Is that first one Welsh or am I having a stroke trying to read it?

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Rico1983@reddit

It is Welsh

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United-Cucumber9942@reddit

A..Alright?

B...Yeah, you? You alright?

A...Yeah all good thanks.

B...Yeah all good here

A...alright, see ya later

B...yeah, alright, laters

End of conversation

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MaestroCodex@reddit

Except laters has had it's moment but has fallen out of favour I think.

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SnooDonuts6494@reddit

Why would you say that when someone is merely leaving? Surely you say that when someone is heading to do something, which might be anticipated to be pleasant. In such a case, you could say "Have a great time", or "Have fun", etc.

If it's merely someone leaving, you'd say "Goodbye", perhaps "Have a safe trip home".

But - to answer your question - yes, we often say "have a good one" when it makes sense in context. Just not as a goodbye.

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MaestroCodex@reddit

I heard it a lot in Canada, it was used as a generic goodbye. Like "have a good rest of the day / evening"

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MaestroCodex@reddit

Not many British people say "have a good one" in my experience although you do hear it increasingly often. You hear it in London more maybe because of the US/Canada influence which is where I first heard it. I honestly can't think of an exact equivalent for ending a casual interaction, which is maybe why it's caught on a bit.

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PlanetSwallower@reddit

Enjoy yourself.

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artrald-7083@reddit

"On you fuck", said only to the very best of friends.

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Paulstan67@reddit

TTFN

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United-Cucumber9942@reddit

In order of out of orderness....

Love you

Love you more

Love you whore

Go home twat face

Cheers

See ya later

Laters potaters

Laters bitches

Laters bumholes

Love you bumface

Love you dickhead

Love you twatflaps

Love you but let's not tell anyone at work

Fancy you, aren't you the one who did the who at work??

Noooo....nothing to do with me

Have a good one (while sneaking out)

See ya later...fucking heyelll...busted

Bye bye bye (we do this often)

Off I pop...while sneaking off

Just leaving.

Bye bye darling to everyone who looks gorgeous

Bye bye all if they look like shit

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-DoctorSpaceman-@reddit

“See ya, wouldn’t wanna be ya!”

Admittedly that’s mostly just with my kids

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Representative-Bass7@reddit

Take it easy

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deHaga@reddit

Cheesy

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-DoctorSpaceman-@reddit

Sleazy

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t_beermonster@reddit

If I don't know you and don't especially care then a "have a good un" is a polite farewell.

If we know and like or very much dislike each other "fuck off and die".

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Xenozip3371Alpha@reddit

Have a nice day is my usual one.

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derpyfloofus@reddit

I say it to people at work, in that context it means have a good shift (I work on the railway).

I don’t say it in a social context.

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deHaga@reddit

See you next Tuesday

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UltraLlamatron@reddit

Cheers mate thanks mate bye!

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Agitated_Display7573@reddit

Take care

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International-Bed453@reddit

I've been hearing "Enjoy the rest of your day" a lot recently.

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Status-Mousse5700@reddit

Laters

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Fibro-Mite@reddit

“Be good. If you can’t be good, be careful. And if you can’t be careful, buy a pram.”

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NutAli@reddit

And don't name it after me.

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Sad-Wrap6555@reddit

enjoy your day

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Head_Lie_1301@reddit

Sometimes I'll say, Take care, be good, bye bye.

Anyone from NI will probably get that reference lol.

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MapOfIllHealth@reddit

I never said this for the first 28yrs of my life in the UK. Generally I would’ve said “see ya later” or “take it easy” I think. I definitely didn’t hear it frequently from others either, because when I moved to Australia it was something new to my ears. Aussies use “have a good one” (closer to “have a good’n”) constantly.

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Stefgrep66@reddit

Be good!

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smellyfeet25@reddit

I would imagine it means have a good day

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virusdancer@reddit

Have a good afternoon, have a good evening, have a good rest of the day, have a good week, have a good weekend...or throwing hope in front, hope you have a good afternoon, et al.

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DestinedRose@reddit

Before 4 pm - 'Have a good day!' After 4 pm - 'Have a good evening!'

Feels, somewhat thoughtful with well wishes and also a nice round off to goodbye.