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toodle-oo

[ tood-l-oo ]
/ ˌtud lˈu /
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interjection Informal.
goodbye; so long.
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Origin of toodle-oo

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

Words nearby toodle-oo

too, too bad, too big for one's britches, too close for comfort, too close to call, toodle-oo, Tooele, too good to be true, took, Tooke, tool
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Words related to toodle-oo

adieu, bye-bye, adios, cheerio, ciao, leave-taking, parting, so long, swan song

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British Dictionary definitions for toodle-oo

toodle-oo

toodle-pip

/ (ˌtuːdəˈluː) /
sentence substitute
British informal, rare goodbye

Word Origin for toodle-oo

C20: perhaps imitative of the horn of a car
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