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cheerio

cheer·i·o
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [cheer-ee-oh, cheer-ee-oh]
    • /ˈtʃɪər iˌoʊ, ˌtʃɪər iˈoʊ/
    • /ˌtʃɪə.riˈəʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [cheer-ee-oh, cheer-ee-oh]
    • /ˈtʃɪər iˌoʊ, ˌtʃɪər iˈoʊ/

Definitions of cheerio word

  • convention cheerio People sometimes say 'Cheerio' as a way of saying goodbye. 3
  • sentence substitute cheerio a farewell greeting 3
  • sentence substitute cheerio a drinking toast 3
  • noun cheerio a type of small sausage 3
  • interjection cheerio good health 3
  • noun plural cheerio a goodbye or farewell. 1
See all 11 definitions of cheerio

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Origin of cheerio

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
1905-10; see cheero; source of -i- is unclear

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Cheerio

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Cheerio

cheerio popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

cheerio usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cheerio

noun cheerio

  • adieu — Adieu means the same as goodbye.
  • goodbye — a farewell.
  • valediction — an act of bidding farewell or taking leave.
  • salutation — the act of saluting.
  • parting — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.

interj cheerio

  • farewell — Cape, a cape in S Greenland: most southerly point of Greenland.
  • send-off — a demonstration of good wishes for a person setting out on a trip, career, or other venture: They gave him a rousing send-off at the pier.

interjection cheerio

  • see you — 'See you', 'be seeing you', and 'see you later' are ways of saying goodbye to someone when you expect to meet them again soon.
  • au revoir — goodbye
  • cheers — a drinking toast
All 28 Synonyms of cheerio

Antonyms for cheerio

noun cheerio

  • greeting — the act or words of a person who greets.
  • hello — hello, world
All 2 Antonyms of cheerio

Top questions with cheerio

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