sayonara

[ sahy-uh-nahr-uh; Japanese sah-yaw-nah-rah ]

interjection

1. farewell; goodbye.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sayonara¹

First recorded in 1860–65; from Japanese sayō-nara, shortening of sayō-naraba, equivalent to sayō “thus” + naraba “if it be”

Example Sentences

From creeps and trolls to hoaxes and hackers, these are the things that made us want to say sayonara to the Interwebs this year.

From The Daily Beast

The estimated ship date of the gadget is December 2014—perfect timing to say sayonara to smoking forever.

From The Daily Beast

In their dream world, they say sayonara to Denver and become “North Colorado.”

From The Daily Beast

And then if I happened to love some native lady and say Sayonara to you, how you would trouble your heart!

From Project Gutenberg

Mechanically she bowed her farewell with the rest of the family, but she did not join their "Sayonara."

From Project Gutenberg

They call it sayonara, she added, in somewhat incorrect explanation of the tea.

From Project Gutenberg