pip-pip
Toodle-oo, old chap
Pip-pip is used informally in British English to say goodbye.
Informal British parting
- toodle-ooInformal parting expression
- ta-taInformal parting word
- goodbyeDeparting salutation
- tally-hoCry when quarry appears
chin-chin · au revoir · parting · send-off · valediction · leave-taking · adieu · departure
Of early twentieth-century Britain
- VictorianOf a prim era
- JeevesByword for butler
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
Wodehouse · genteel · dapper · debonair · bygone · vintage · nostalgia · drawing-room
UK-specific vocabulary term
- poshStylishly luxurious
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
- aristocraticOf hereditary nobility
- OxbridgeCombined name, two universities
public-school · jolly good · frightfully · rather · old chap · old boy · old bean · cricket
cheerio
Informal British parting
tally-ho · chin-chin · au revoir · parting · send-off · valediction · leave-taking · adieu · departure · so long
Edwardian
Of early twentieth-century Britain
- VictorianOf a prim era
- JeevesByword for butler
- antiquatedOld and outdated
Wodehouse · quaint · genteel · dapper · debonair · bygone · vintage · nostalgia · drawing-room · motoring
Britishism
UK-specific vocabulary term
- poshStylishly luxurious
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
- aristocraticOf hereditary nobility
Oxbridge · public-school · jolly good · frightfully · rather · old chap · old boy · old bean · cricket · tea-time
jovial
Cheerful and friendly
- merryCheerful and lively
- breezyMildly windy, or nonchalant
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
chipper · jaunty · blithe · upbeat · genial · spirited · buoyant · sprightly · effervescent · sunny
pip-pipsee ya
Casual spoken goodbye
peace out · take it easy · howdy · later · deuces
pip-piprest in peace
Epitaph blessing for deceased
my condolences · farewell · vale · godspeed · good riddance