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(Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, India, South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, informal) Goodbye, an interjection said upon parting. quotations examples
"In that case," said Archie, relieved, "cheerio, good luck, pip-pip, toodle-oo, and good-bye-ee! I'll be shifting!"
1921, P. G. Wodehouse, Indiscretions of Archie, ch. XIII. Rallying Round Percy
But we all knew it wasn't the final end of the HST. This wasn't "goodbye", more like a "cheerio, see you someplace soon".
2019 October 23, Pip Dunn, “The next king of Scotland”, in Rail, page 50
(rare) Hello; a greeting. quotations
Cheerio, everybody! What a delightful gathering of charming femininity!
1947, Anita Bell, He Done Her Wrong
plural cheerios
(Queensland, New Zealand) A small saveloy often consumed with tomato sauce at parties. quotations examples
The man who has gone around the cocktail circuit pounding cheerios to the end of time did not come in here and open his mouth once on the Bill.
1978, New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates, page 4230