ta-ra

sentence substitute

informal, mainly Northern English goodbye; farewell

Word Origin

C20: variant of ta-ta

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Examples from the Web for ta-ra

Historical Examples

Why do you—Tara-rara tara-ra tara-rara-ra, rarara, ta-ra, a-ra!
Zanoni
Edward Bulwer Lytton
And away went the music: "Ta-ra—ta—ta-ti-rip-i-ta-ta-ta-tu!"
The Forged Note
Oscar Micheaux
The Winnebago called it: Ne-scas-hut'-ta-ra (the bluff-walled river).
Old Times on the Upper Mississippi
George Byron Merrick

ta-ra

Word Origin

Examples from the Web for ta-ra

Historical Examples

Why do you—Tara-rara tara-ra tara-rara-ra, rarara, ta-ra, a-ra!

And away went the music: "Ta-ra—ta—ta-ti-rip-i-ta-ta-ta-tu!"

The Winnebago called it: Ne-scas-hut'-ta-ra (the bluff-walled river).