Meaning

1 senses

  1. (UK, dated, slang)Goodbye.

Origin

Fanciful formation: compare ta-ta and goodbye. Phrase made popular by comedian Ken Dodd in

Fanciful formation: compare ta-ta and goodbye. Phrase made popular by comedian Ken Dodd in the 1970s, but persisting in the language.

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Forms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tattletattooB2tauntB2tautC1

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