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cheerio

[cheer-ee-oh, cheer-ee-oh] / ˈtʃɪər iˌoʊ, ˌtʃɪər iˈoʊ /






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"I'm so busy I could scream. 3,000 letters to answer at least. So I'll say cheerio for now."

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2023

Rule Brittania, pip pip, cheerio and all that!

From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2016

Pip-pip and cheerio, it's "The British Academy Film Awards 2015" — a.k.a. the BAFTAs — where Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel" leads the field with 11 nominations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2015

I told them I had always thought of this funny term for umbrella as one of those words, like cheerio and old man, that the stage Englishman is required to say.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2011

Well, cheerio, old thing--weather looks dud--you're going to have it bumpy in the morning, if you're on a pup.

From Mr. Punch's History of the Great War by Charles L. (Charles Larcom) Graves

In it, Bru can be seen toting around his little one in the baby carrier as the baby bites off of cheerios hanging from the makeshift necklace he’s wearing.

From Fox News ● Jul. 14, 2021

For an encore, maybe he can toss cheerios into his guests mouths from across the table.

From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2018


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