English [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] From cheer cheery -o
Pronunciation [ edit ] Interjection [ edit ] cheerio
( Britain , Ireland , New Zealand , Australia , informal ) a greeting or parting
1921 , Wodehouse, P. G. , Indiscretions of Archie
"In that case," said Archie, relieved, "cheerio , good luck, pip-pip , toodle-oo , and good-bye-ee! I'll be shifting!"
Usage notes [ edit ] Rarely used in North America. Although likely to be understood, it is likely to be considered humorous, and may be used in a parody of British English speakers.
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exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Chinese:
Mandarin: 嗨 (zh) ( hāi ) , 喂 (zh) ( wèi ) , 你好 (zh) ( nǐhǎo ) ( when greeting ) , 再見 (zh) , 再见 (zh) ( zàijiàn ) , 再會 (zh) , 再会 (zh) ( zàihuì ) , 拜拜 (zh) ( bàibài, bāibái, báibái ) ( when parting )
Czech: servus (cs) , ahoj (cs) , čau (cs)
Dutch: hoi (nl) ( when greeting ) , doei (nl) ( when parting )
Finnish: terve (fi) , hei (fi)
French: salut (fr)
German: hallo (de) ( when greeting ) , tschüss (de) ( when parting )
Hindi: बंदगी (hi) ( bandagī )
Italian: ciao (it)
Japanese: こんにちは (ja) ( konnichi wa ) , やあ ( yā ) , どうも ( dōmo ) ( when greeting ) , では ( dewa ) , またね ( mata ne ) , じゃ (ja) ( ja ) , バイバイ (ja) ( baibai ) , バイ (ja) ( bai ) ( when parting )
Korean: 안녕 (ko) ( annyeong )
Polish: cześć (pl) ( when greeting ) , pa (pl) ( when parting )
Russian: приве́т (ru) ( privét ) , здоро́во (ru) ( zdoróvo ) ( when greeting ) ; пока́ (ru) ( poká ) , бу́дь здоро́в! (ru) ( búdʹ zdoróv! ) ( informal, to a man ) , бу́дь здоро́ва! ( búdʹ zdoróva! ) ( informal, to a woman ) , бу́дьте здоро́вы! (ru) ( búdʹte zdoróvy! ) ( formal or to a group ) ( when parting )
Scottish Gaelic: tioraidh
Serbo-Croatian: bok (sh) , бок
cheerio (plural cheerios
( New Zealand , Australia ) A small saveloy often consumed with tomato sauce at parties.
1978 , New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates , page 4230:
The man who has gone around the cocktail circuit pounding cheerios to the end of time did not come in here and open his mouth once on the Bill.
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