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A greeting similar to "take care".

Has two separate origins:

One from old Hebrew, and Yiddish where taken from a common greetings literal translation to "be well"

The other is coined from the movie "Demolition man" meant to sound like an evolution of slang that was meant to sound strange to contemporary viewers.

However the movie was a popular cult classic and the slang became commonly used in the following years, until the term became a common contemporary email signature in popular culture today.
Hi Mark,

See attached receipt for our recent concluded business. Feel free to reach out to me if you require similar services in the future.

Be well,

Marc
Be well by Jimmy_Lee March 16, 2021

be well, be kind 

Be well, be kind is quote said by the only half-filipino male lead of show “the 100”, Bob Morley. He’s the most talented actor and the kindest, sweetest, cutest person in the world.
“ Btw thanks for the puppy pictures. Then you have these two... Enjoy.

Be well, be kind.” - Bob Morley on Twitter
be well, be kind by Blodreiiina November 10, 2019

Be well out of 

be fortunate to be no longer involved in (a situation).
Here's a sentence using "be well out of":

Sarah dodged the traffic jam completely by taking a side street. "Wow, you're well out of that mess," said John, stuck bumper-to-bumper.
Be well out of by Arminkshipper July 14, 2024

will be well in the end. Ground and invest in small indulgences as evening setsuvilida 

will be well in the end. Ground and invest in small indulgences as evening setsuvilida
will be well in the end. Ground and invest in small indulgences as evening setsuvilida

You might as well be wearing broccoli for shoes. 

1. Expression for for doing something foolish or unnecessary.

2. Possessing an item that serves no purpose and/or is useless.
Person: "I just bought some new alien detecting binoculars"
Me: "You might as well be wearing broccoli for shoes."

might as well be hung for a sheep as for a lamb 

Expression used in resentment as a reason for doing something deemed unethical when one knows one is going to be accused of doing that thing anyway, particularly when there is much to be gained by doing it.
They are going to accuse me of doing nothing and/or of working and drawing the dole at the same time, so I might as well be hung for a sheep as for a lamb.
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Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
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Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
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Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026
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