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cheerio
[ cheer-ee-oh, cheer-ee-oh ]
/ ˈtʃɪər iˌoʊ, ˌtʃɪər iˈoʊ /
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interjection
goodbye; goodbye and good luck.
(formerly used as a toast to one's drinking companions.)
noun, plural cheer·i·os.
a goodbye or farewell.
Older Use. a toast of “cheerio!”
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Origin of cheerio
First recorded in 1905–10; see cheero; source of -i- is unclear
Words nearby cheerio
cheeky, cheep, cheer, cheerer-upper, cheerful, cheerio, cheerlead, cheerleader, cheerleading, cheerless, cheerly
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How to use cheerio in a sentence
"Hello, old thing, cheerio and all the rest of it," Huntsman whinnied lovingly.
Well, cheerio, and good hunting, and all that sort of thing.
Dave Dawson at Casablanca|Robert Sydney BowenThen he bent over her hand in a fashion more courtly than the “Cheerio!”
The Golden Face|William Le Queux
British Dictionary definitions for cheerio
cheerio
/ (ˌtʃɪərɪˈəʊ) /
sentence substitute informal, mainly British
a farewell greeting
a drinking toast
noun
NZ a type of small sausage
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