Informal ways of saying ‘good-bye’ to people you know quite well:
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| SEE YOU LATER | 10 |
| TAKE CARE | 10 |
| SEE YA | 7 |
| BYE | 6 |
| BYE-BYE | 5 |
| SEE YOU AROUND | 5 |
| SO LONG | 5 |
| ADIOS | 4 |
| LATER | 4 |
| TAKE IT EASY | 4 |
| BYE NOW | 3 |
| BE GOOD | 2 |
| BE SEEING YOU | 2 |
| SEE YOU | 2 |
| AU REVOIR | 1 |
| BE CAREFUL | 1 |
| BE COOL | 1 |
| BUH BYE | 1 |
| CALL ME | 1 |
| CATCH YOU LATER | 1 |
| CATCH YOU ON THE FLIP SIDE | 1 |
| CIAO | 1 |
| DON’T DO ANYTHING I WOULDN’T DO | 1 |
| DON’T TAKE ANY WOODEN NICKELS | 1 |
| LOVE YA | 1 |
| SEE YA LATER | 1 |
| SEE YOU IN THE FUNNY PAPERS | 1 |
| SLAN | 1 |
| STAY OUT OF TROUBLE | 1 |
| TALK TO YOU LATER | 1 |
| TA-TA | 1 |
| “THE THREE WAY GETTING OUT THE DOOR CYCLE, STAY SAFE!, LOVE YOU!, CALL WHEN YOU GET THERE!” | 1 |
| TOODLES | 1 |
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