# Hi, Opal?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/198879>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [September 1, 2003, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/198879 "2003-09-01T00:11:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2003, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/198879/1 "2003-09-01T00:11:13Z")

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I have to admit:

I just don’t get it.

Where the fuck did “Hi, Opal!” come from, and what the fuck does it mean?

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**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2003, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/198879/2 "2003-09-01T00:22:31Z")

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Try [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=115949).

F\_X

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**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2003, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/198879/3 "2003-09-01T01:07:33Z")

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1. You are lovely.
2. Thank you.
3. Hi, Opal!

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**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2003, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/198879/4 "2003-09-01T02:17:53Z")

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No problem!

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**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2003, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-opal/198879/5 "2003-09-04T22:02:50Z")

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It’s not noted in that thread, but “Hi, Opal!” isn’t as funny or amusing as it used to be or seems to be. Many of the veterans feel that it’s overused and silly (what’s the point of an in-joke you always have to explain?)-- basically, it’s become the sign of a newbie who wants badly to fit in by appearing hip to the local slang. Truth is, you’ll find that few longtime posters use the expression.