see|tata|ta-ta
English

Alternative spellings
ta-ta, ta tah, ta-tah, tah tah, tah-tah

Etymology
Probably derived from baby talk c1823 (imitative)

Pronunciation
IPAchar|tIPAchar|��IPAchar|tIPAchar|�� or IPAchar|tIPAchar|�IPAchar|tIPAchar|�� or IPAchar|tIPAchar|�IPAchar|�IPAchar|tIPAchar|��

Interjection
ta ta

1. informal: goodbye

#*1923, Ed Smith of Cranbrook Courier, Reminiscences of Kootenay Pioneers (recalling an event claimed to be the origin of the place name Ta Ta Creek recorded in 1900; viewed in British Columbia archives at ¹) - Red put the spurs to his horse and galloped away: "Ta ta, friends, I've business up the trail."
#*2006, Daily Flute (blog) read at ² on 13 May 2006, Ta ta - Iâ��m going to stop blogging, probably for good.

Synonyms
bye

See also
ta
tara
ta ta for now
TTFN

Category:English interjections

• 2007-07-13 09:18 - Keene - [[Category:English interjections]]

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