Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cheerio

/ˈt͡ʃɪɹi.oʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: chee-rio
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɪɹi.oʊ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Goodbye, an interjection said upon parting.

British usage; Informal

intj

Hello; a greeting.

noun

A small saveloy often consumed with tomato sauce at parties.

New Zealand usage

noun

An individual piece of the Cheerios breakfast cereal.

Example Sentences

""In that case," said Archie, relieved, "cheerio, good luck, pip-pip, toodle-oo, and good-bye-ee! I'll be shifting!""
"But we all knew it wasn't the final end of the HST. This wasn't "goodbye", more like a "cheerio, see you someplace soon"."
"Cheerio, everybody! What a delightful gathering of charming femininity!"
"The man who has gone around the cocktail circuit pounding cheerios to the end of time did not come in here and open his mouth once on the Bill."
"A single Cheerio fell off my spoon."

Etymology

From cheer and/or cheery + -o.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: o

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈt͡ʃɪɹi.oʊ/
British English: /ˈtʃɪəɹi.əʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cheerios (plural)

Derived Forms

Sheerio

Phrases

chip chip cheerio leather cheerio

Synonyms

cocktail sausage little boy adieu adios arrivederci auf wiedersehen au revoir bye bye-bye good-by goodby good-bye

Questions

How do you pronounce cheerio?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɪɹi.oʊ/.
What does cheerio mean?: Goodbye, an interjection said upon parting.
Where does cheerio come from?: From cheer and/or cheery + -o.

How to pronounce cheerio

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