Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kiss goodbye

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables: kiss -good-bye
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To kiss prior to departing.

verb

To lose something painfully, especially something valuable.

Example Sentences

"Kiss me goodbye and write me while I'm gone"
"Since you didn't do your chores, you can kiss your video game privileges goodbye."
"Heathrow Express's contract with Great Western Railway runs out in June 2028, soon after the establishment of Great British Railways, and that would be an opportune moment to kiss it goodbye."

Inflected Forms

kisses goodbye (present, singular) kissing goodbye (participle, present) kissed goodbye (participle, past) kissed goodbye (past)

Phrases

kiss one's ass goodbye

Questions

What does kiss goodbye mean?: To kiss prior to departing.

How to pronounce kiss goodbye

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