NN11

Informal ways of saying ‘good-bye’ to people you know quite well:

This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.

SEE YOU LATER10
TAKE CARE10
SEE YA7
BYE6
BYE-BYE5
SEE YOU AROUND5
SO LONG5
ADIOS4
LATER4
TAKE IT EASY4
BYE NOW3
BE GOOD2
BE SEEING YOU2
SEE YOU2
AU REVOIR1
BE CAREFUL1
BE COOL1
BUH BYE1
CALL ME1
CATCH YOU LATER1
CATCH YOU ON THE FLIP SIDE1
CIAO1
DON’T DO ANYTHING I WOULDN’T DO1
DON’T TAKE ANY WOODEN NICKELS1
LOVE YA1
SEE YA LATER1
SEE YOU IN THE FUNNY PAPERS1
SLAN1
STAY OUT OF TROUBLE1
TALK TO YOU LATER1
TA-TA1
“THE THREE WAY GETTING OUT THE DOOR CYCLE, STAY SAFE!, LOVE YOU!, CALL WHEN YOU GET THERE!”1
TOODLES1

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