Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smell you later

/ˈsmɛl jə ˈleɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables: smell you la-ter
IPA: /ˈsmɛl jə ˈleɪtɚ/

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

See you later; goodbye.

Humorous; Informal

Example Sentences

"I pulled up to the house about seven or eight And I yelled to the cabbie ‘Yo homes smell ya later’ I looked at my kingdom; I was finally there To sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel Air"
"Todd jumped out of the car as soon as it stopped. "Smell ya later!" he hollered over his shoulder."
""Smell ya later," Scary Mary said to all of us, waddling toward the elevators."
"Hope that pleases ya. Well, smell ya later, kid and what can I say? It was nice workin' with ya."
""Oh, yeah," Faith said. "He agreed. Da bomb." "Smell ya later," Jason said, raising his hand as he left."
"We're out of here, smell you later, enjoy the toast?"

Etymology

A humorous modification of see you later.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsmɛl jə ˈleɪtɚ/
British English: /ˈsmɛl ju ˈleɪtə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

smell ya later (alternative)

Synonyms

adieu adios aloha arrivederci auf Wiedersehen au revoir badbye BCNU bye bye-bye catch you later ciao

Questions

How do you pronounce smell you later?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsmɛl jə ˈleɪtɚ/.
What does smell you later mean?: See you later; goodbye.
Where does smell you later come from?: A humorous modification of see you later.

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