so long
See also: Solong
English edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. Compare to Swedish hej så länge and Russian пока (poka). See Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “so long”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Pronunciation edit
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Interjection edit
- (informal) Goodbye; a valediction used when leaving or departing from a person or place.
Translations edit
informal: goodbye
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See also edit
References edit
- “so long”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “so long”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “so long”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.