toodle pip
Playful British goodbye
Toodle pip is a lighthearted British farewell, cheerfully informal and somewhat old-fashioned.
It sounds playful, even silly—the sort of goodbye you might hear from someone affecting aristocratic breeziness or deliberately being whimsical: Right then, toodle pip!
The phrase carries a jaunty, upper-class connotation, though it's now often used ironically.
Departing salutation
- cheerioInformal British parting
- ta-taInformal parting word
- au revoirFrench parting phrase
- adieuFormal leave-taking
parting · valediction · leave-taking · send-off · departure · bon voyage · godspeed · sayonara
Informal British parting
- tally-hoCry when quarry appears
- ta-taInformal parting word
- chin chinInformal toast or goodbye
- jolly goodBritish expression of approval
righto · cheers · crikey · blimey · old chap · old bean · brolly · cuppa
Belonging to earlier times
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
- vintageQuality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- nostalgicLonging for the past
antiquated · Edwardian · Victorian · bygone · classic · period · charming · genteel
Inclined toward fun
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- jauntyLively and self-assured
- breezyMildly windy, or nonchalant
- carefreeFree from anxiety
frolicsome · sprightly · airy · buoyant · cheery · sunny · perky · effervescent
goodbye
Departing salutation
adieu · parting · valediction · leave-taking · send-off · departure · bon voyage · godspeed · sayonara · ciao
cheerio
Informal British parting
jolly good · righto · cheers · crikey · blimey · old chap · old bean · brolly · cuppa · queueing
old-fashioned
Belonging to earlier times
nostalgic · antiquated · Edwardian · Victorian · bygone · classic · period · charming · genteel · mannered
playful
Inclined toward fun
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- jauntyLively and self-assured
- breezyMildly windy, or nonchalant
carefree · frolicsome · sprightly · airy · buoyant · cheery · sunny · perky · effervescent · silly
toodle piphello
Common spoken greeting
hi · good morning · greetings · welcome · salutations
toodle pipfarewell
Leave-taking expression
rest in peace · goodbye · adieu · fare thee well · godspeed