The phrase "a brief hello" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to convey a short greeting or acknowledgment, often in a casual or informal context.
Example: "I just wanted to send you a brief hello to see how you're doing."
Alternatives: "a quick greeting" or "a short hi".
Or, as rumors have it, it might be a brief hello and goodbye.
(In a brief hello at the Munich sound check, she fretted that she might forget lyrics during the concert).
Apart from a brief hello - "It's so good to be back," she tells us - little is said, with all communication made through the music.
Moments later, the Brighton six-piece emerge, utter a brief "hello" and launch straight into their set, their barrier-hugging acolytes' screams of excitement matching the band's first tracks decibel for decibel.
Used for a brief hello and goodbye, the mic stands on one side while the four-piece tear through a set filled with emotions and ideas for which words seem insufficient.
We wash in delicious cool water hauled up in a bucket from the well, say a brief hello to our hosts, who live opposite, and fall asleep in seconds.
Most of the other tenants in the sturdy red brick building, public housing on Bruckner Boulevard, exchanged little more than an occasional brief hello with Mr. Jackson.
A "home-cooked meal" that is delivered with a smile and brief "hello".
Aside from a few brief "hellos," "life is crazy right now," and "call you back," we hadn't had a real conversation in about six months.
She laughed, used her phone's camera to take a picture of Rove with the book, traded brief hellos and then left the studio without mentioning Rove's earlier comment.
After a a brief exchange of hellos and kisses on cheeks I decided to make my first request of the evening: for her to get a round of drinks in.
