tara
n.n. a friendly way to say goodbye to someone. You use this when you are leaving a friend or finishing a phone call.
n. a colloquial formula used to express farewell. Chiefly British in usage and informal in register.
Tara! See you at the pub later tonight.
She waved from the train window and shouted 'Tara!' as the doors began to close.
While 'goodbye' can feel final and 'bye' somewhat perfunctory, 'tara' maintains a specific regional warmth often heard in Northern English dialects.
Borrowed from Irish Teamhrach, genitive of Teamhair, from Old Irish Temair (literally “high place”). The female given name is derived from the name of the plantation in Gone with the Wind, named for the place in Ireland.
From Sanskrit तारा (tārā, “star”).
Used as a standalone exclamation or at the end of a conversation; common in British English.