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
There goes the neighborhood: From Bloomberg, a look at LendingClub, the latest tech company to say adios, at least for some jobs, to San Francisco and its sky-high rents.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2019
By way of an adios, Joe tooted his horn and waved gaily at the sheriff and the two Forest Service personnel, then led his cow up the road at a brisk trot.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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