cheerie-bye, int.
(ˈtʃɪərɪˈbaɪ)
Also cheeri-bye, cheery-bye.
[f. cheerio + good-bye.]
A colloquial variant of good-bye.
| 1934 M. Hodge Wind & Rain i. ii, Cheerie-bye..as they say in Scotland! 1944 J. Betjeman in Horizon IX. 151 And ‘cheerioh’ and ‘cheeri-bye’ Along the waste of waters die. 1959 T. Girtin Unnatural Break 35 Well, cheeriebye. Be seeing you. |