What is "long time no see"

interj. (context idiomatic English) I (or we) have not seen you for a long time.

" Long time no see" is an English expression used as a greeting by people who have not seen each other for a while.

Long time no see may also refer to:

• " Long Time No See!", episode of ABC television sitcom George Lopez
• Long Time No See (album), an album by Chico De Barge
• Long Time No See (5566 album), an album by 5566
• Long Time No See (FM album), an album by FM
• Long Time No See (novel), a novel by Susan Isaacs
• "Long Time No See: Jiraiya Returns!", episode of anime series Naruto

Long Time No See is a 1997 album from singer Chico DeBarge. It peaked at number 86 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

"Long time no see" is an English expression used as a greeting by people who have not seen each other for a while. Its origins in American English appear to be an imitation of broken or pidgin English, and despite its ungrammaticality it is widely accepted as a fixed expression. The phrase is a multiword expression that cannot be explained by the usual rules of English grammar due to the irregular syntax. It may derive ultimately from an English pidgin such as that spoken by Native Americans or Chinese, or an imitation of such. The lexicographer Eric Partridge notes that it is akin to the phrases "no can do" and " chop chop".