English

Alternative forms

• toodle-oo

Interjection

toodeloo

1. (Britain, dated) goodbye, farewell, see you soon

Usage notes

Dated and very rarely used in North America. Although likely to be understood, it is likely to be considered humorous, and may be used in a parody of British English speakers. (This is also true in modern British English usage.)

Synonyms

• (goodbye): farewell, goodbye

Related terms

• ooroo (Australia)
• toodle pip
• toodles
• tooroo (Australia)
• tooraloo (Australia)
• tourlou (Quebec)

Descendants

• Dutch: toedeloe

Translations

Anagrams

• toodle-oo

References

1. ↑ Quinion, Michael (2011-12-17), “toodle-pip”, in World Wide Words, retrieved 2013-10-08