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laters

intj
/ˈleɪtɚz/US/ˈleɪtəz/UK

Etymology

From later (“see you later”) + -s (hypocoristic suffix). Compare toodles and bye-byes.

  1. inherited from lætra
  2. inherited from lator
  3. inherited from later
  4. formed as laters — “later + -s”

Definitions

  1. See you later

    See you later; an expression used at parting.

    • But all she says is “Ring us if you want to go out this week. Laters!” and puts the phone down.
    • ‘Shanks,’ says Trevor into his mobile, ‘we just gone down a snake. I’ll see ya tomorrow, laters.’
    • You know where the money is and how much. Tell him the usual. Yep. Laters.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for laters. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA