Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

byembye

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: byem-bye
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

by and by

Dated

adv

by and by

Dated

Example Sentences

"We wuz in harbor one day, in some islan's some'eres or uther way off some'eres, an' they wuz workin' us like dogs agittin' the cargo in. An' I got tired mos' ter death, an' I sneaked off inter the cutter they had tied ter the stern, an' went ter sleep. Well byembye I hears an awful racket, an' there wuz the Cap'n, acussin' somethin' awful as he pulled me in."
""Yore a soight fer sore heyes," quoth he. "Have you got sore eyes, Bobball? I am sorry. You ought to go to the chemist, and " "No, Missy. I'll go to the Canteen an' wash away all sech sorrers, byembye. Better'n the chimist," interrupted Bobball."
""Then this ain't no place for you," remarked Private Piggott. "They'll be 'aving a shot at us byembye, then you'll catch it again. What d'yer come 'ere for?""

Etymology

From by and by.

Usage

Dated

Questions

What does byembye mean?: by and by
Where does byembye come from?: From by and by.

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