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1. www.phrases.org.uk › meanings › toodle-ooToodle-oo - Meaning & Origin Of The Phrase - Phrasefinder

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   The British term ‘toodle-oo’ is a fellow-traveller of various terms associated with walking or departing in a carefree manner – toddle, tootle and their extended forms toddle-off and tootle-pip.

2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › toodle-ooTOODLE-OO | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   exclamation. informal old-fashioned or humorous uk / ˌtuː.d ə lˈuː / us / ˌtuː.d ə lˈuː / (also UK toodle-pip, uk / ˌtuː.d ə lˈpɪp / us / ˌtuː.d ə lˈpɪp / toodles, / ˈtuː.d ə lz / us / ˈtuː.d ə lz /) Add to word list. a way of saying goodbye: Toodle-oo! I'm off.

3. www.english-for-students.com › Toodle-ooToodle-oo : Phrases, Clichés, Expressions & Sayings

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   Toodle-oo : Phrases Meaning: A colloquial version of 'goodbye', now rather archaic. Example: Origin: 'Toodle-oo' is a fellow traveller of various terms associated with walking or departing in a carefree, leisurely manner - toddle, tootle and their extended forms toddle-off and tootle-pip.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTOODLE-OO definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. farewell: a conventional expression used at leave-taking or parting with people and at the loss or rejection of things or ideas. noun. 2. a leave-taking; parting. they prolonged their goodbyes for a few more minutes. 3. a farewell. they said goodbyes to each other.

5. www.oed.com › dictionary › toodle-oo_inttoodle-oo interjection - Oxford English Dictionary

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   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the interjection toodle-oo. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › toodle-ootoodle-oo - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Jun 12, 2024 · toodle-oo Alternative spelling of toodeloo . 1904 September, George R. Sims, “Off The Track in London V.--Round Hackney Wick”, in The Strand Magazine ‎ [1] , London: George Newnes, Ltd., archived from the original on 2016-08-22 , page 329 :

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   What does toodleoo mean?

   • Toodleoo!” “Good-bye.” “Pip-pip!” Reggie withdrew. Tootle-oo is first known from a date that is near enough to that of toodle-oo as to make it difficult to be certain which came first. This variant is recorded in the Letters of T. E. Lawrence (of Arabia), in 1908.

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   When did the word Toodle come into English?

   • [1905–10; perh. toodle (var. of dial. tootle to toddle) + -oo interjection] This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered English at around the same time include: Expressionism, airway, cadre, one-shot, stabilizer

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   What does 'Tootle' mean?

   • ‘Tootle’, which also often comes complete with its ‘off’, has been used to mean ‘walk aimlessly’ since at least the early 1900s, for example, this piece from the English literary journal The Cornhill Magazine, July 1902: “I tootled down to Cooney’s a half-hour before time.”

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   Do you say “Toodle-oo” in Cockney?

   • When they rise and bid the old folks good-bye, and coming through the little wicket stand for a moment at the wooden palings to say “ Toodle-oo ” in the cheeriest of Cockney accents, we are at first astonished. For a moment my colleague and I had imagined we were in a rural hamlet and in the heart of green England.

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   Where does the interjection Toodle-Oo come from?

   • The earliest known use of the interjection toodle-oo is in the 1900s. OED's earliest evidence for toodle-oo is from 1907, in Punch. toodle-oo is of unknown origin.

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   Where did the word 'Toddle off' come from?

   • The word is still with us in the term ‘toddle off’ which, although somewhat archaic in sound, is still commonplace in the UK at least. This was in use by the early 19th century and appears in The Dublin University Magazine, 1838: “Show this gentleman to his bedchamber, Klaus… and I’ll toddle off to my library,” said the Nabob.

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8. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › tootle-ootootle-oo - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

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   Definition of tootle-oo in the Idioms Dictionary. tootle-oo phrase. What does tootle-oo expression mean? Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary.