Definition of toodles

toodles    

interjection

• "goodbye".

  Toodles, see you later!

  • See more words with the same meaning: goodbyes (list of).

  Last edited on Jun 09 2010. Submitted by Dawn from Chino, CA, USA on Mar 10 1999.

notes

• Likely a shortened form of a spoken word with many spellings, including toot-a-loo, too-da-loo, toodaloo, toodle-oo, toodleoo. All are possibly a misspelling of the French "a` tout a` l'heure", meaning "see you later".

  Last edited on Jan 22 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 22 2013.

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later	Definitions include: goodbye.
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catch later	Definitions include: goodbye.
kthxbai	Definitions include: "okay, thanks, 'bye".
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toodle-oo	Definitions include: "goodbye".

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