cheerio

cheerio
cheerio upbeat parting exclamation, British, 1910, from CHEER (Cf. cheer).

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  • cheerio — chee|rio 〈[tʃi:rio:]〉 1. zum Wohl! 2. auf Wiedersehen! [engl.; zu cheer „Hurra, Beifallsruf“] * * * chee|rio [ tʃɪərɪ oʊ ; engl. cheerio, zu: cheer = Hurra , Beifallsruf] (ugs.): 1. prost!; zum Wohl! 2. auf Wiedersehen! * * * chee|rio [ tʃi:ri̯o …   Universal-Lexikon

  • cheerio — /chear ee oh , chear ee oh /, interj., n., pl. cheerios. Chiefly Brit. interj. 1. good bye; good bye and good luck. 2. (used as a toast to one s drinking companions.) n. 3. a good bye or farewell. 4. a toast of cheerio! [1905 10; see CHEERO;… …   Universalium

  • cheerio — chee|rio [ tʃi:ri̯o, engl. tʃiəri ou] <aus gleichbed. engl. cheerio> (ugs.) 1. prost!, zum Wohl! 2. auf Wiedersehen! …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • cheerio — [[t]tʃɪ͟ərio͟ʊ[/t]] CONVENTION (formulae) People sometimes say Cheerio as a way of saying goodbye. [BRIT, INFORMAL] Syn: bye …   English dictionary

  • cheerio — goodbye, bye for now, so long, toodle oo    Cheerio, dear. See you at lunchtime! …   English idioms

  • cheerio — I. /tʃɪəriˈoʊ / (say chearree oh) interjection 1. goodbye. –noun (plural cheerios) 2. → cheerio call. {earlier cheero, from cheer + o; influenced by cheery} II. /ˈtʃɪərioʊ/ ( …  

  • Cheerio (company) — Cheerio Corporation (株式会社チェリオコーポレーション, Kabushiki Kaisha Cherio Kōporēshon?) is a soft drink manufacturing company headquartered in Takatsuki Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Contents 1 …   Wikipedia

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