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Abyssinia slang.|æbɪˈsɪnɪə|
The name of the country (see abyssinian a. and n.) used to represent a colloq. pronunc. of ‘I'll be seeing you!’: a jocular catch-word at parting.
1934M. H. Weseen Dict. Amer. Slang xiii. 173 [College slang] Abyssinia, I'll be seeing you. 1939M. Harrison Vernal Equinox 237 ‘Coming, young Figg?’.. ‘Well, I'll be back.’ ‘Abyssinia!’ said Mr. Flowerdew. 1949L. P. Hartley Boat i. 4 Good-bye, dear, cheerio, Abyssinia. 1960J. Mitford Hons & Rebels xxii. 159 You'll find people generally say, ‘I'll be seeing you’ instead of ‘goodbye’... You may be able to raise a laugh by saying, ‘Abyssinia’. 1983N.Y. Times 27 Feb. ii. 25/1 ‘Abyssinia, Henry’—‘Abyssinia’,..the 1920's expression for ‘I'll be seeing you’. |