laters

English

Etymology

Shortened from see you later, with hypocoristic -s (compare toodles from toodleloo and bye-byes from good-bye).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈleɪtɚz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈleɪtəz/

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Interjection

laters

1. (slang) see you later; an expression used at parting.
   • 2001, Anna Maxted, Getting Over It [1]:

     But all she says is “Ring us if you want to go out this week. Laters!” and puts the phone down.

   • 2004, J J Connolly, Layer Cake [2]:

     ‘Shanks,’ says Trevor into his mobile, ‘we just gone down a snake. I’ll see ya tomorrow, laters.’

   • 2004, Thomas Neradin, Last Train [3]:

     You know where the money is and how much. Tell him the usual. Yep. Laters.

Translations

slang expression used at parting

• French: (informal) à plus (fr), (informal) a+ (fr), à toute (fr) (informal)
• Spanish: ahí nos vidrios (slang, Mexico), ahinos (slang, Mexico)

Anagrams

• Laster, Salter, Slater, alerts, alters, artels, estral, laster, ratels, resalt, salter, slater, staler, stelar, strale, streal, talers, tarsel, tralse

Swedish

Noun

laters

1. indefinite genitive plural of lat

Anagrams

• alster, arslet, laster, salter