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bye-byes

British  

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) an informal word, used esp to children, for sleep

    go to bye-byes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But ironically, in all the bye-byes, Beethoven almost seemed to be in the room, his every wish in the concerto magnified and made to sound utterly alive.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2018

“Yeah, almost bye-byes time for sure,” she agrees as she takes his money and slides the window shut.

From The Guardian Feb. 7, 2018

She ought to be tucked up in her bye-byes this minute.

From The War-Workers by Delafield, E.M.

Tom looked at it dubiously, predicting that sometime I'd push the wrong thing and send myself bye-byes for a couple of hours.

From Four-Day Planet by Piper, H. Beam

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