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cheer·i·o (chîr

)

interj. Chiefly British

Used in greeting or parting.

[Alteration of cheer.]

cheerio [ˌtʃɪərɪˈəʊ]

sentence substitute Informal chiefly Brit

1. a farewell greeting

2. a drinking toast

(Cookery) NZ a type of small sausage

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Noun

cheerio - a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes"

bye-bye, good day, good-by, good-bye, goodby, goodbye, sayonara, so long, adieu, adios, arrivederci, au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bye

farewell, word of farewell - an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

Translations

cheerio [ˈtʃɪərɪˈəʊ] EXCL (Brit) → ¡hasta luego!, ¡chau!(LAm)

cheerio [ˌtʃɪəriˈəʊ] excl (British) → salut!

cheerio

interj (esp Brit inf)

(= goodbye) → Wiedersehen (inf), → Servus (S Ger, Aus); (to friends) → tschüs(s) (inf)

(= your health) → prost

cheerio [ˌtʃɪərɪˈəʊ] excl (Brit) (fam) → ciao!

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