Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tatty bye

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: tat-ty bye
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

British usage; Dated; Slang

Etymology

Fanciful formation: compare ta-ta and goodbye. Phrase made popular by comedian Ken Dodd in the 1970s, but persisting in the language.

Usage

British usage
Dated
Slang

Inflected Forms

tatty-bye (alternative)

Questions

What does tatty bye mean?: Goodbye.
Where does tatty bye come from?: Fanciful formation: compare ta-ta and goodbye. Phrase made popular by comedian Ken Dodd in the 1970s, but persisting in the language.

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