Word of the Day 06/17/24 Cheerio
Cheerio (interjection, noun)
cheerio [ cheer-ee-oh, cheer-ee-oh ]
interjection
1. goodbye; goodbye and good luck.
2. (formerly used as a toast to one's drinking companions.)
noun, Plural cheer·i·os.
3. a goodbye or farewell.
4. Older Use. a toast of “cheerio!”
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Origin: First recorded in 1905-10; cheero; source of -i- is unclear
Example Sentences
"Hello, old thing, cheerio and all the rest of it," Huntsman whinnied lovingly.
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Well, cheerio, and good hunting, and all that sort of thing.
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Then he bent over her hand in a fashion more courtly than the “Cheerio!”
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Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
cheerio [ cheer-ee-oh, cheer-ee-oh ]
interjection
1. goodbye; goodbye and good luck.
2. (formerly used as a toast to one's drinking companions.)
noun, Plural cheer·i·os.
3. a goodbye or farewell.
4. Older Use. a toast of “cheerio!”
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Origin: First recorded in 1905-10; cheero; source of -i- is unclear
Example Sentences
"Hello, old thing, cheerio and all the rest of it," Huntsman whinnied lovingly.
From Project Gutenberg
Well, cheerio, and good hunting, and all that sort of thing.
From Project Gutenberg
Then he bent over her hand in a fashion more courtly than the “Cheerio!”
From Project Gutenberg
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.