单词 | toodle-oo |
释义 | toodle-oo in British English (ˌtuːdəˈluː) or toodle-pip sentence substitute British informal, rare goodbye Word origin C20: perhaps imitative of the horn of a cargoodbye in British English (ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ) sentence substitute 1. farewell: a conventional expression used at leave-taking or parting with people and at the loss or rejection of things or ideas noun 2. a leave-taking; parting they prolonged their goodbyes for a few more minutes 3. a farewell they said goodbyes to each other toodle-oo in American English (ˌtuːdlˈuː) interjection informal good-bye; so long Word origin [1905–10; perh. toodle (var. of dial. tootle to toddle) + -oo interjection]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Expressionism, airway, cadre, one-shot, stabilizer |
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