bye

bye
{{11}}bye (1) in sporting use, a variant of BY (Cf. by) (prep). Originally in cricket, "a run scored on a ball that is missed by the wicket-keeper" (1746); later, in other sports, "position of one who is left without a competitor when the rest have drawn pairs" (1883).
{{12}}bye (2) shortened form of GOOD-BYE (Cf. good-bye). Reduplication bye-bye is recorded from 1709, though as a sound used to lull a child to sleep it is attested from 1630s.

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