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CHEERIO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cheerio mean?
• CHEERIO (noun)
The noun CHEERIO has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: CHEERIO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A farewell remark
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
adieu; adios; arrivederci; au revoir; auf wiedersehen; bye; bye-bye; cheerio; good-by; good-bye; good day; goodby; goodbye; sayonara; so long
Context example:
they said their good-byes
Hypernyms ("cheerio" is a kind of...):
farewell; word of farewell (an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting)
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