SALUTATIONS!
A Spanish magazine covering celebrity life has this greeting as its title
hola
2006:
"Hips Don't Lie"
Shakira
It sounds like a bath for a pig, but it means nonsense
hogwash
The pink variety of this citrus fruit has more vitamin A than the white
a grapefruit
"A watched pot never" does this
boils
To lose consciousness abruptly is to do this
It's a common Jewish greeting as well as a farewell
shalom
2008:
"I Kissed A Girl" (& she liked it)
Katy Perry
This word originally meant the happy time at the start of a marriage, perhaps lasting for just one lunar cycle
honeymoon
This tropical fruit's Cayenne variety is canned in chunks, slices or tidbits
a pineapple
"Don't cross" one of these "til you come to it"
a bridge
It covers the walls
Paint
It's a 3-letter mashup of a 2-word question, & I dunno, this 3-letter mashup of a 2-word question with you?
sup
1985:
"Saving All My Love For You"
Whitney Houston
In song this person with a large, wide maw or a lack of discretion "Strikes Again"
a Bigmouth
This large, purple, ovoid fruit is served as a vegetable
an eggplant
"Never rub your eye but with" this body part (it's sort of impossible anyway)
the elbow
An extremely virtuous person, especially after canonization
Saint
Hey pardner, this informal greeting rhymes with "apple pan dowdy" in a song from the 1940s
howdy
1989:
"Straight Up"
Paula Abdul
This owner of a rental property maximizes profits while allowing the property to deteriorate
a slumlord
This most common mandarin orange in the U.S. is named for a city in Morocco
a tangerine
This "never comes" as it's always a day away
Tomorrow
To contaminate or morally corrupt is to do this
Taint
This 2-word German expression covers good day, good afternoon & hello
Guten Tag
1989:
"Wind Beneath My Wings"
Bette Midler
A synonym for applaud begins this slang word for a well-timed retort
clapback
Also called the Mexican potato, this root vegetable has white crunchy flesh
jicama
These "will happen", but "don't make the same" one "twice"
Mistakes
In other words, odd in an old-fashioned sort of way
Quaint