单词 | bye-bye |
释义 | bye-byeint.1n.1 1. A sound used to lull a child to sleep. ΚΠ a1500 Carol in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) II. 76 By, by, lulley…By and lulley. 1636 N. Wallington in Ann. Dubrensia sig. E2v Pug sang By-babie, with delightfull charmes. 1689 Gazophylacium Anglicanum 1721–1800 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. By by..commonly Sung by Nurses to cause their Nurslings to fall asleep. 1888 N.E.D. at Bye-bye Nursery Rime Bye, baby bunting. 2. hence, a childish name for ‘sleep’ or ‘bed’. ΚΠ 1867 R. Broughton Cometh up as Flower II. iii. 37 Go to bye bye. 1885 G. H. Boughton Sketch Rambles Holland x. 144 Various strange ‘by-by's’ that he has gone to in his time. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2021). bye-byeint.2n.2 colloquial and nursery. A. int.2 = goodbye int. Cf. bye int. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous expressions [interjection] > expressions of farewell farewell1377 farewell itc1385 adieua1393 vale?1555 da-da1573 addio1577 goodbye1578 bye1618 adios1635 bye-bye1639 day-day1697 ta-ta1823 ave1850 sayonara1863 hooray1898 cheero1903 toodle-oo1907 hurroo1913 cheerio1914 pip-pip1919 tooraloo1922 cheery-bye1930 cheers1937 tara1958 ciao1961 toodles1965 tatty-bye1971 toodle-pip1977 1639 J. Shirley Ball iv. sig. F4 So fare you well Lord, my I left your kicke With your cosin buy buy otter. 1709 S. Centlivre Busie Body iv. 56 B'ye, by'e, Dear'e. Ah, Mischief, how you look now! B'ye, b'ye. 1712 J. Arbuthnot Lewis Baboon vii. 35 Buy, buy Nic, not one poor Smile at parting. 1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) By by, us'd familiarly, and chiefly to Children, instead of Good b'y or God be with you. a1777 S. Foote Devil upon Two Sticks (1778) ii. 37 Egad, I had like to have gone too far!–Well, bye, bye! a1816 R. B. Sheridan School for Scandal (rev. ed.) iii. i, in Wks. (1821) II. 73 I shall..interrupt you—so, bye—bye. 1872 C. J. Lever Ld. Kilgobbin (1875) xiv. 95 ‘By-by!’ said Atlee, carelessly, and he strolled away. 1948 D. Ballantyne Cunninghams i. vi. 33 ‘Bye-bye, Mr. Cunningham.’ ‘Hooray,’ Gil said. 1957 F. Bryant & B. Bryant Bye Bye, Love (sheet music) 3 Bye bye, love. Bye bye, happiness. 1987 J. Humphreys Rich in Love xii. 253 ‘Bye-bye, then.’ She hurried down the steps and into her car. 2006 J. Watson Baby Signing for Dummies iv. 39 Is there anything cuter than a baby waving bye-bye? B. n.2 An utterance of ‘Bye-bye’; a farewell. Cf. goodbye n. 1, bye n.2 ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > parting salutation farewell1393 adieua1425 bonally1488 goodbye1575 vale1583 adios1592 valediction1619 ave1634 vale-dictum1638 sayonara1872 bye-bye1875 hasta la vista1888 valedictory1892 bye1935 arrivederci1938 1875 New Eng. Med. Gaz. May 221 With a cheerful ‘bye-bye’, he takes his departure. 1921 D. G. Mackail Romance to Rescue v. 178 The ‘Good-nights’ and the ‘Cheery-ohs’ and the ‘Bye-byes’ float as freely on the air as ever. 1949 B. Anderson Southbound iv. 48 Folks always has to cry a little when they says their bye-byes. 1984 Washington Post (Nexis) 26 Nov. (Sports section) b1 Wave a fond bye-bye to the Bills. They are the guys who couldn't bump the ball 100 yards with a hurricane at their backs. 2005 E. Morrison Last Bk. you Read 7 I get that rising feeling inside which could be bile or tears. I get dressed and say the bye-byes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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