Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: cheerio  ,cheer-ee'ow
Usage: Brit, informal
  1. A farewell remark
    "She bid her friends cheerio before departing for her long journey";
    - adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, au revoir, bye, bye-bye, good-by [US], goodby [US], good-bye [N. Amer], goodbye, good day, sayonara [US], so long [informal], farewell

Derived forms: cheerios

Type of: farewell, word of farewell

Encyclopedia: Cheerio