laters

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Interjection 1.3.1 Quotations 1.3.2 Translations 2 Swedish 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Interjection

laters!

1. (slang) see you later; an expression used at parting.

[edit] Quotations

• 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.

[edit] Translations

French: à plus (informal), a+ (informal)

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

laters

1. See lat