Бывай! still used?

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Is the word Бывай! still used in contemporary Russian as a way of saying 'goodbye'?

According to Russian Corpus, the usage in literature is constantly decreasing from maximum in 1963 to almost zero nowadays (see here) — Artemix, Jan 19 '15 at 17:28

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 19 '15 at 16:55

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Yes, this word is in use. But it is rather informal form of "goodbye", for example between good friends

answered Jan 19 '15 at 16:55

Mike

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score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 19 '15 at 17:17

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It's one of those semi-obsolete expressions whose usage is either facetious or a personal mannerism.

answered Jan 19 '15 at 17:17

Nikolay Ershov

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score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 19 '15 at 22:26

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Also you can use давай. This word means handshake.

Давай, увидимся! = Goodbye, see you.

Бывай, до встречи! = same as above

answered Jan 19 '15 at 22:26

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mari · Answer 4 · 2016-03-12T12:16:46.613

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Though it has a slightly retro style I guess, it can be used still in inofficial speech like among good friends and such. Derives from wishing good health when saying goodbye ( i.e. бывай здоров)

edited Mar 12 '16 at 12:16

answered Jan 20 '15 at 13:37

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Бывай! still used?

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