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ta-ta

tā-tā
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tah tah]
    • /tɑ tɑ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tah tah]
    • /tɑ tɑ/

Definitions of ta-ta word

  • convention ta-ta Ta-ta is used to say goodbye. 0
  • sentence substitute ta-ta goodbye; farewell 0
  • interjection ta-ta goodbye 0
See all 3 definitions of ta-ta

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Origin of ta-ta

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; origin uncertain

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Ta-ta

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Ta-ta

ta-ta popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% 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.

Synonyms for ta-ta

noun ta-ta

  • adios — goodbye; farewell
  • bye-bye — goodbye
  • bye-byes — Baby Talk. sleep.
  • cheerio — People sometimes say 'Cheerio' as a way of saying goodbye.
  • ciao — Some people say 'Ciao' as an informal way of saying goodbye to someone who they expect to see again soon.

interjection ta-ta

All 13 Synonyms of ta-ta

Antonyms for ta-ta

noun ta-ta

  • hello — to say “hello” to (someone): We helloed each other as though nothing had happened.
Just one Antonym for ta-ta

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