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    • 1.1 Alternative forms
    • 1.2 Etymology
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    • 1.4 Interjection
      • 1.4.1 Usage notes
      • 1.4.2 Synonyms
      • 1.4.3 Descendants
      • 1.4.4 Translations
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English

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Alternative forms

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  • ta-ta, tata, ta tah, ta-tah, tah tah, tah-tah

Etymology

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Probably hypocoristic, circa 1823.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɑːtɑː/, /tətɑː/, /təˈtɑː/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Interjection

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ta ta

  1. (chiefly Commonwealth, UK, Ireland, informal, colloquial) Goodbye.
    • 1917, Henry Handel Richardson, Australia Felix, The Echo Library, published 2007, page 229:“[…]Well, ta-ta, sweetheart! Don′t expect me back to lunch.”
    • 1923 (recorded 1900), Ed Smith (Cranbrook Courier), Reminiscences of Kootenay Pioneers, recalling an event claimed to be the origin of the place name Ta Ta Creek; viewed in British Columbia archives), Red put the spurs to his horse and galloped away: “Ta ta, friends, I′ve business up the trail.”
    • 1967, Joan Lindsay, Picnic at Hanging Rock‎[1], page 55:‘No more questions? Then I′ll be off. Ta-ta.’

Usage notes

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Dated and rarely used in the United States, sometimes used in Canada. Although likely to be understood, it is likely to be considered rather humorous, particularly if used in a parody of British English and Irish English speakers. The word is very commonly used in India and Myanmar (Burma).

Synonyms

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  • (goodbye): bye, goodbye, hooroo (Australian); see also Thesaurus:goodbye

Descendants

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  • → Burmese: တာ့တာ (ta.ta), တာတား (tata:)
  • → Malayalam: റ്റാറ്റാ (ṟṟāṟṟā)
  • → Tamil: டாட்டா (ṭāṭṭā)

Translations

[edit] bye — see bye

See also

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  • ta
  • tara
  • ta ta for now
  • TTFN

Further reading

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  • “ta ta”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

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  • atta
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