"see you later alligator" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: En-au-see you later alligator.ogg [Australia] Forms: see you later [canonical], alligator [canonical]
Etymology: From the song See You Later, Alligator (1955), chosen for the rhyme. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=see you later, alligator}} see you later, alligator
  1. (slang) au revoir, see you soon Wikipedia link: See You Later, Alligator Tags: slang Categories (topical): Farewells Related terms: later, skater, later, tater, you wish, jellyfish Translations (Extended form of see you later): aju paraplu (Dutch), hasta luego cocodrilo (Spanish), ciao pescado (Spanish), con esto y un bizcocho, hasta las ocho (Spanish), tack och hej leverpastej (Swedish), lukim yu bihain pukpuk (Tok Pisin)

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          "sense": "Extended form of see you later",
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          "word": "tack och hej leverpastej"
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      "sense": "Extended form of see you later",
      "word": "hasta luego cocodrilo"
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      "sense": "Extended form of see you later",
      "word": "ciao pescado"
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      "sense": "Extended form of see you later",
      "word": "con esto y un bizcocho, hasta las ocho"
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      "sense": "Extended form of see you later",
      "word": "tack och hej leverpastej"
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      "sense": "Extended form of see you later",
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