"so long" meaning in English

See so long in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Audio: en-us-so-long.ogg
Etymology: Uncertain. Compare to Swedish hej så länge and Russian пока (poka). See Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “so long”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. Etymology templates: {{cog|sv|hej så länge}} Swedish hej så länge, {{cog|ru|пока}} Russian пока (poka) Head templates: {{en-interj}} so long
  1. (informal) Goodbye; a valediction used when leaving or departing from a person or place. Tags: informal Related terms: so long as Translations (informal: goodbye): ցե (cʻe) (Armenian), հաջո՛ղ (haǰóġ) (Armenian), hələlik (Azerbaijani), 拜拜 (báibái) (Chinese Mandarin), 再見 (Chinese Mandarin), 再见 (zàijiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), moikka (Finnish), à bientôt (French), salut (French), bis bald (German), כל טוב (kol tov) (Hebrew), viszlát (Hungarian), szia (Hungarian), sjáumst (Icelandic), addio (Italian), a presto (Italian), ha det (Norwegian), пока́ (poká) (Russian), до ско́рого (do skórovo) (Russian), hasta la vista (Spanish), hasta pronto (Spanish), hasta luego (Spanish), nos vemos (Spanish), ajöss (Swedish), tạm biệt (Vietnamese), disca (Walloon), ada (Walloon)

Alternative forms

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        "(informal) Goodbye; a valediction used when leaving or departing from a person or place."
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          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "cʻe",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
          "word": "ցե"
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          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "haǰóġ",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
          "word": "հաջո՛ղ"
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          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
          "word": "hələlik"
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          "roman": "báibái",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
          "word": "拜拜"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
          "word": "再見"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
          "word": "moikka"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
          "word": "à bientôt"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
          "word": "salut"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
          "word": "bis bald"
        },
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          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "kol tov",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
          "word": "כל טוב"
        },
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
          "word": "viszlát"
        },
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
          "word": "szia"
        },
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          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
          "word": "sjáumst"
        },
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
          "word": "addio"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
          "word": "a presto"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
          "word": "ha det"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "poká",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
          "word": "пока́"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "do skórovo",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
          "word": "до ско́рого"
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
          "word": "hasta la vista"
        },
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
          "word": "hasta pronto"
        },
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
          "word": "hasta luego"
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
          "word": "nos vemos"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
          "word": "ajöss"
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
          "word": "tạm biệt"
        },
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          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
          "word": "disca"
        },
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          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "informal: goodbye",
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      "sense": "informal: goodbye",
      "word": "再見"
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      "sense": "informal: goodbye",
      "word": "再见"
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      "sense": "informal: goodbye",
      "word": "moikka"
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "informal: goodbye",
      "word": "à bientôt"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "informal: goodbye",
      "word": "salut"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "informal: goodbye",
      "word": "bis bald"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "kol tov",
      "sense": "informal: goodbye",
      "word": "כל טוב"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "informal: goodbye",
      "word": "viszlát"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "informal: goodbye",
      "word": "szia"
    },
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "informal: goodbye",
      "word": "sjáumst"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "informal: goodbye",
      "word": "addio"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "informal: goodbye",
      "word": "a presto"
    },
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      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "informal: goodbye",
      "word": "ha det"
    },
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      "roman": "poká",
      "sense": "informal: goodbye",
      "word": "пока́"
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      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "informal: goodbye",
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "informal: goodbye",
      "word": "hasta la vista"
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "informal: goodbye",
      "word": "hasta pronto"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "informal: goodbye",
      "word": "hasta luego"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "informal: goodbye",
      "word": "nos vemos"
    },
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "informal: goodbye",
      "word": "ajöss"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "informal: goodbye",
      "word": "tạm biệt"
    },
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      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "informal: goodbye",
      "word": "disca"
    },
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      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "informal: goodbye",
      "word": "ada"
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  "word": "so long"
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