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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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