bye-bye

[ interjection bahy-bahy; noun, adverb bahy-bahy ]

/ interjection ˈbaɪˈbaɪ; noun, adverb ˈbaɪˌbaɪ /

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interjection

Informal. goodbye.

noun

Baby Talk. sleep.

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Words nearby bye-bye

byde, bydgoszcz, bye, bye-, bye-blow, bye-bye, bye-byes, byelaw, byelgorod-dnestrovski, byelorussia, byelorussian

Idioms for bye-bye

go bye-bye, Baby Talk.

to leave; depart; go out.
to go to sleep; go to bed.

Origin of bye-bye

1700–10; apparently orig. nursery phrase used to lull a child to sleep, later construed as reduplicative form of bye, short for goodbye

Example sentences from the Web for bye-bye

From mochaccino to Mary Jane, from jitter juice to joint, from java to ganja, say bye-bye barista, hello pot-ista.
Criminalize Coffee, Not Cannabis|Robert Rosenthal|December 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Bye-bye, hedda ca'y dissa highrob two miles—'way down vanney, 'way up heel.
Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes|Various
Prompted by Nanna, Jack screamed out: "Bye-bye, mummy; come back happy."
The Little Missis|Charlotte Skinner
The field guns had gone to bye-bye, the Heavies had gone elsewhere.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 152, Feb. 7, 1917|Various

Then she went on, saying: "Well, bye-bye until next Sunday!"
Original Short Stories of Maupassant, Volume 1|Guy de Maupassant
Bye-bye he reach his home Tsan Ran Foo, an' go to respec' his mudder-fadder-in-'aw; nen go fine his wife.
Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes|Various