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ta-ta en · INTJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/tɑːˈtɑː/
(Australia) audio
/təˈtɑː/

Etymology

Probably hypocoristic, circa 1823.

Meanings

(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial, informal) Goodbye.
- ‘No more questions? Then I′ll be off. Ta-ta.’ 1967, Joan Lindsay, Picnic at Hanging Rock, page 55:
- “[…]Well, ta-ta, sweetheart! Don′t expect me back to lunch.” 1917, Henry Handel Richardson, Australia Felix, The Echo Library, published 2007, page 229:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
tah tah		alternative	lexicographic
tata		alternative	lexicographic
tah-tah		alternative	lexicographic
ta ta		alternative	lexicographic
ta-tah		alternative	lexicographic
ta tah		alternative	lexicographic

Descendants

တာတား · டாட்டா · tatá · റ്റാറ്റാ · တာ့တာ

Relateds

ta ta for now · tara · tatty bye · ta · TTFN

Synonyms

goodbye · hooroo · bye (goodbye)

ta-ta en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

(plural-normally, slang) A woman's breast.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
ta-tas	Number=Plur		lexicographic

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