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toodle-oo

[ tood-l-oo ]
/ ˌtud lˈu /
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interjection Informal.

goodbye; so long.

Words related to toodle-oo

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

Words nearby toodle-oo

too little, too late, too many cooks spoil the broth, too many irons in the fire, too much of a good thing, too-too, toodle-oo, tooele, took, tooke, tool, tool engineering

Origin of toodle-oo

1905–10; perhaps toodle (variant of dial. tootle to toddle) + -oo interjection
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Examples from the Web for 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

/ (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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