こんにばんは as a greeting


I just had someone say this to me. I'm pretty sure I know what it means
already but I came here to confirm if I'm correct or not.

こんにばんは is a combination of こんにちは and こんばんは.

こんにちは is what you would say if you meet with someone for the first time or if
you already know him/her, when you meet them while going about your daily
business. こんばんは is similar, except said during the evening.

こんにばんは is what you would say if you **meet with someone new for the first time
at night**.

Is my guess correct?




A possible (but not really equivalent) translation of this might be "good time
of day".

Such words (including `こんばんちは`、`おはこんにばんは` and other variations on the theme)
are very informal and are somewhat humorous. They might be used when the
speaker does not know the time of the day, or pretends to. For example, it's
somewhat common on various personal blogs, since the author can't know at what
time of the day the post will be read.

You definitely shouldn't say this to a person you meet for the first time. In
this situation simple `こんにちは` works regardless of time of the day.

