kthxbye

English

Alternative forms

• kthanksbye, kthnxbai, kthnxbye, kthxbai
• kthnxbi (rare)

Etymology

From k +‎ thx +‎ bye, literally “OK, thanks, bye”.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

kthxbye

1. (Internet slang) Used to express (as though facetiously polite) the abrupt or dismissive end of a conversation, statement, etc.
   • 2006, Karina, “But What Man Can Tame Her?”, in PC Gamer‎^[1], volume 13, numbers 7-9 (letter to the editor):

     Once they tell me that rubbish, it's, "Date's over, kthxbye."

   • 2008, Robin Benway, Audrey, Wait!‎^[2], Razorbill (2008), →ISBN:

     “Your 15 minutes are up, Audrey. kthxbye.”

   • 2011 March 8, Will Hagle, “Festival sales could save the failing live music industry”, in Daily Trojan‎^[3], University of Southern California:

     Much to the dismay of those who failed to acquire tickets quickly enough, the festival’s verified Twitter account cockily announced, “no we don’t have any passes left to release, kthxbye.”

See also

• OK, boomer