interjection · rare

cheerio

Goodbye, an interjection said upon partingGoodbye, an interjection said upon parting.

UK/ˈtʃɪəɹi.əʊ/US/ˈt͡ʃɪɹi.oʊ/

» It smells like Cheerios.

Meaning

2 senses

(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal)Goodbye, an interjection said upon parting.
tschüss, hallo
приве́тprivét, здоро́воzdoróvo, пока́poká
(rare)Hello; a greeting.

1 sentences

It smells like Cheerios.
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5 languages

Русский

translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting:

Deutsch

goodbye, toodeloo — see also bye:

hello — see also hi:

From cheer and/or cheery + -o.

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