Word
cheerio
Phoneticschee·rio
US/ˈtʃɪɹioʊ/
UK/tʃˈiəɹɪˌəʊ/
Definition
interj. a friendly way to say goodbye, especially in British English. It sounds cheerful and casual — like waving as you leave.
interj. a colloquial British English farewell, expressing good wishes upon parting.
Examples
“Cheerio — see you tomorrow.”
“He grabbed his coat, called cheerio to everyone in the kitchen, and headed out into the rain.”
“The old man raised his hat and said cheerio to the shopkeeper, a habit from decades past that younger customers found both quaint and endearing.”
Examples
simple
“Cheerio — see you tomorrow.”
contextual
“He grabbed his coat, called cheerio to everyone in the kitchen, and headed out into the rain.”
complex
“The old man raised his hat and said cheerio to the shopkeeper, a habit from decades past that younger customers found both quaint and endearing.”
Etymology
From cheer and/or cheery + -o.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.