adios
Americaninterjection
Etymology
Origin of adios
1830–40, < Spanish: literally, to God; cf. adieu
Example Sentences
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Give $300,000 to a graduate who can read, write and do math, and adios, affordability crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Similarly, 65 is no longer necessarily the age you’ll say adios to the 9 to 5 gig.
From Salon • Jan. 25, 2025
And if that’s a problem for you, then, yes, goodbye, sayonara, auf Wiedersehen, adios and adieu.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2021
A curved banquette in the main dining room is outfitted with see-through partitions on rollers, a sign of the times some of us hope to say adios to, soon.
From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2021
“Well, Padre, they do have to fly more than seventy missions, because we’re transferring Dr. Stubbs to the Pacific. So adios, Padre. Adios.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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