bye-bye
Americaninterjection
noun
idioms
Etymology
Origin of bye-bye
1700–10; apparently originally nursery phrase used to lull a child to sleep, later construed as reduplicative form of bye, short for goodbye
Example Sentences
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“You put a wall here, this area goes bye-bye. There’s nothing any more,” he said, staring at cars making their way through the gate, which at that moment was open.
From Los Angeles Times
Newton then waved bye-bye to a Villanova student section that taunted him all game.
From Seattle Times
Wave bye-bye as they sink like a rock two miles off the Newport Beach coast with eight consecutive losses and counting.
From Seattle Times
But we can say bye-bye to the byes: Every team is in action for the next four weeks.
From Seattle Times
It was soon bye-bye Braves - once again an October departure in Philly.
From Washington Times
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