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View synonyms for cheerio

cheerio

[ cheer-ee-oh, cheer-ee-oh ]

interjection

  1. goodbye; goodbye and good luck.
  2. (formerly used as a toast to one's drinking companions.)


noun

, plural cheer·i·os.
  1. a goodbye or farewell.
  2. Older Use. a toast of “cheerio!”

cheerio

/ ˌtʃɪərɪˈəʊ /

sentence substitute

  1. a farewell greeting
  2. a drinking toast
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a type of small sausage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cheerio1

First recorded in 1905–10; cheero; source of -i- is unclear
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Example Sentences

"Hello, old thing, cheerio and all the rest of it," Huntsman whinnied lovingly.

Well, cheerio, and good hunting, and all that sort of thing.

Then he bent over her hand in a fashion more courtly than the “Cheerio!”

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