ta-ra

/ (tæˈrɑː) /

sentence substitute

informal, mainly Northern English goodbye; farewell

Words nearby ta-ra

ta, ta ch'ing, ta ta, ta'en, ta-da, ta-ra, ta-ta, ta`izz, taal, taanith esther, taata

Word Origin for ta-ra

C20: variant of ta-ta

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Examples from the Web for ta-ra

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