ta-ra
/təˈrɑː
/exclamation informal, chiefly Northern English
Goodbye: I said ta-ra and left...
- Afterwards, I said ta-ra to them and I caught the tube train back to Waterloo, where we managed to board a Bristol-bound train that stopped at Didcot with only a minute to spare.
- Say ta-ra to t' kids for me.
- Anyhow all that leaves me to say is ta-ra for a few days - emails welcome or you can catch me on snail.
Origin
1950s: variant of ta-ta.
- safe-blower
- safe-blowing
- safe-breaker
- safe conduct
- safe-cracker
- safe deposit
- safe-deposit box
- safe edge
- safeguard
- safeguardance
- safeguard clause
- safeguarder
- safe hand
- safe harbor
- safe harbour
- safe haven
- safe hit
- safehold
- safe house
- safe in the knowledge that
- safekeep
- safekeeper
- safekeeping
- safe lamp
- safe lantern