toodle-oo

[tood-l-oo]

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interjection Informal.

goodbye; so long.

Origin of toodle-oo

1905–10; perhaps toodle (variant of dial. tootle to toddle) + -oo interjection

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Related Words for toodle-oo

adieu, bye-bye, parting, Godspeed, adios, ciao, cheerio, leave-taking, toodle-oo

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Historical Examples of toodle-oo

However, toodle-oo—sailor, beware, and all that sort of thing!
The Orchard Secret
Cleo Garis

British Dictionary definitions for toodle-oo

toodle-oo

toodle-pip

sentence substitute

British informal, rare goodbye

Word Origin for toodle-oo

C20: perhaps imitative of the horn of a car

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Word Origin and History for toodle-oo

colloquial "good-bye" word, 1907, of unknown origin; variant tooraloo is recorded from c.1921.