toodeloo

English
WOTD – 10 September 2010

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from French à tout à l'heure (“see you soon”) or from toot. [1]

Interjection

toodeloo

  1. (Britain, dated) goodbye, farewell, see you soon

Usage notes

Dated and very rarely used in North America. Although likely to be understood, it is likely to be considered humorous, and may be used in a parody of British English speakers. (This is also true in modern British English usage.)

Synonyms

Descendants

Translations
goodbye — see goodbye

References
  1. Quinion, Michael (2011-12-17), “toodle-pip”, in World Wide Words‎, retrieved 2013-10-08

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