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good-bye en · INTJ
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of goodbye.
“I can’t come back, my dear,” called Oz from the basket. “Good-bye!” / “Good-bye!” shouted everyone, and all eyes were turned upward to where the Wizard was riding in the basket, rising every moment farther and farther into the sky.
1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, “How the Balloon was Launched”, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC, pages 207–208:
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good-byer
good-bye en · NOUN
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of goodbye.
At the door I turned for a final good-bye, but I clammed up when I noticed Adrienne’s thoughtful expression.
2006, Ginny Aiken, Decorating Schemes (Deadly Décor Mysteries; 2), Grand Rapids, Mich.: Revell, →ISBN, page 128:
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