cheerio

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Goodbye, an interjection said upon parting.

   • "In that case," said Archie, relieved, "cheerio, good luck, pip-pip, toodle-oo, and good-bye-ee! I'll be shifting!"
   • But we all knew it wasn't the final end of the HST. This wasn't "goodbye", more like a "cheerio, see you someplace soon".
2. 2

   Hello

   Hello; a greeting.

   • Cheerio, everybody! What a delightful gathering of charming femininity!
3. 3

   A small saveloy often consumed with tomato sauce at parties.

   • The man who has gone around the cocktail circuit pounding cheerios to the end of time did not come in here and open his mouth once on the Bill.
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   1. 4

      An individual piece of the Cheerios breakfast cereal.

      • A single Cheerio fell off my spoon.

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