"goodby" meaning in English

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Interjection

  1. Dated form of goodbye. Tags: alt-of, dated Alternative form of: goodbye
    Sense id: en-goodby-en-intj-62qEQHfo

Noun

Forms: goodbys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} goodby (plural goodbys)
  1. Dated form of goodbye. Tags: alt-of, dated Alternative form of: goodbye
    Sense id: en-goodby-en-noun-62qEQHfo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for goodby meaning in English (1.4kB)

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          "ref": "1968 April 29, Charles M. Schulz, Peanuts",
          "text": "[Charlie Brown to Snoopy:] Goodby, ol' pal... [Alone:] Goodbys always make my throat hurt...",
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