cheerio

[ cheer-ee-oh, cheer-ee-oh ]
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interjection
  1. goodbye; goodbye and good luck.

  2. (formerly used as a toast to one's drinking companions.)

noun,plural cheer·i·os.
  1. a goodbye or farewell.

  2. Older Use. a toast of “cheerio!”

Origin of cheerio

1
First recorded in 1905–10; see cheero; source of -i- is unclear

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British Dictionary definitions for cheerio

cheerio

/ (ˌtʃɪərɪˈəʊ) /


sentence substituteinformal, mainly British
  1. a farewell greeting

  2. a drinking toast

noun
  1. NZ a type of small sausage

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