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The meaning of SAYONARA is goodbye —sometimes used interjectionally. How to use sayonara in a sentence.
The word sayonara means "goodbye" or "farewell." When you are seeing your friend off at the airport, you can wave and say, "Sayonara!"
Define sayonara. sayonara synonyms, sayonara pronunciation, sayonara translation, English dictionary definition of sayonara. interj. Used to express farewell. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Sayonara definition: farewell; goodbye.. See examples of SAYONARA used in a sentence.
The earliest known use of the verb sayonara is in the 1880s. OED's earliest evidence for sayonara is from 1883, in the writing of J. J. Smith. It is also recorded as an exclamation from the 1860s. sayonara is formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: sayonara int.
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The earliest known use of the word sayonara is in the 1860s. OED's earliest evidence for sayonara is from 1863, in the writing of Rutherford Alcock, diplomatist. sayonara is a borrowing from Japanese. Etymons: Japanese sayōnara. See etymology.
