What does this mean?

Question

Are late birthday greetings in order?

Answer 1

i am making some assumptions here,
that someone said to you "Are late birthday greetings in order?"


it is a slightly odd way to say, "did you have your birthday? did I miss it?"

or even a way to ask "did you celebrate your birthday this year, or did you decide to skip it."

it is kind of a weird question, oddly phrased. I don't know about the circumstances, but it sounds like either a formal question from a formal speaker, perhaps much older than you. 0r a snide comment from someone insulting your age - as if you don't count all your birthdays.


Or someone who was nervous and the question just came out badly.

Answer 2

"in order" often means "should be done". In this case, it sounds like someone is asking if late birthday greeting should be given to the person whose birthday was missed.

Answer 3

What does that mean? Are you with us? Absolutely late bday greetings are in order ! Go to a card rack, and guess what? There are cards that say, "sorry I forgot your birthday".
The person you forgot will appreciate the thought. Better late than never.

Answer 4

The person who asked this question wants to know if they missed the right time to wish you a happy birthday (this is another way of saying "Did I miss your birthday? oh well, hope it was happy").
They are probably a friend or relative you don't see often.
Or they may be a person with a crush on you. What makes me say that? Because some folks use the guise of "Birthday Kisses" as an excuse to make out with whomever they are infatuated , hoping that chemistry will happen.
For your sake, I hope they don't give you "Birthday Whacks", unless you're into that sort of thing.

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Answer 5

It means if you forgot is it better to play dumb and pretend you didn't remember at all or should you go ahead an spend a couple of bucks.

Answer 6

it means has you birthday passes and i missed it

Answer 7

Huh ?