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/ˈtʃɪəɹ.i.əʊ/ · interjection
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) Goodbye, an interjection said upon parting..
"In that case," said Archie, relieved, "cheerio, good luck, pip-pip, toodle-oo, and good-bye-ee! I'll be shifting!"
But we all knew it wasn't the final end of the HST. This wasn't "goodbye", more like a "cheerio, see you someplace soon".
Cheerio, everybody! What a delightful gathering of charming femininity!
The man who has gone around the cocktail circuit pounding cheerios to the end of time did not come in here and open his mouth once on the Bill.
Use cheerio when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cheerio means (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) Goodbye, an interjection said upon parting..
Common synonyms include cocktail sausage, little boy, adieu, bye.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"In that case," said Archie, relieved, "cheerio, good luck, pip-pip, toodle-oo, and good-bye-ee! I'll be shifting!"
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