How do you pronounce buh-bye?

The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈbaɪ/.

buh-bye

/bəˈbaɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

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"A spinoff, “Major Crimes,” starring “Battlestar Galactica” veteran Mary McDonnell and a number of “Closer” cast members, premieres in August. Sedgwick won’t be among them, swapping Brenda’s syrupy “thank yew” for an upbeat “buh-bye now” to her co-workers."
"But then he worried that Hasta la vista might come off as glib and dismissive—as in “Buh-bye, I will never come back here again.” So he opted for the more forward-looking “I’ll be back.”"

How to pronounce buh-bye

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