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- Dictionarytoodle-oo/tuːd(ə)lˈuː/
exclamation
- 1. goodbye: informal, dated "we'll see you later, toodle-oo!"
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Meaning of toodle-oo in English. toodle-oo. exclamation. informalold-fashioned or humorousuk/ˌtuː.dəlˈuː/us/ˌtuː.dəlˈuː/(also UKtoodle-pip, uk/ˌtuː.dəlˈpɪp/us/ˌtuː.dəlˈpɪp/toodles, /ˈtuː.dəlz/us/ˈtuː.dəlz/) Add to word listAdd to word list. a way of saying goodbye: Toodle-oo! I'm off. See you later.
- English (US)
TOODLE-OO meaning: 1. a way of saying goodbye: 2. a way of...
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TOOK definition: 1. past simple of take 2. past simple of...
- English (US)
Definition. Word History. Related Articles. Entries Near. Show more. Save Word. toodle-oo. interjection. ˌtüdᵊlˈü. chiefly British. : good-bye, so long. Word History. Etymology. perhaps imitative of an automobile horn. Love words?
goodbye 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.
Toodle-oo definition: goodbye; so long. See examples of TOODLE-OO used in a sentence.
A colloquial version of ‘goodbye’, now rather archaic. What's the origin of the phrase 'Toodle-oo'? The British term ‘toodle-oo’ is a fellow-traveller of various terms associated with walking or departing in a carefree manner – toddle, tootle and their extended forms toddle-off and tootle-pip.
Define toodle-oo. toodle-oo synonyms, toodle-oo pronunciation, toodle-oo translation, English dictionary definition of toodle-oo. also too·dle-oo interj. Informal Used to express farewell. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
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. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.