"ta-ta" meaning in English

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Interjection

Audio: En-au-ta-ta.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑː Head templates: {{en-interj}} ta-ta
  1. Alternative form of ta ta. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ta ta
    Sense id: en-ta-ta-en-intj-T783bXVN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Body parts Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Body parts: 83 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: ta-tas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ta-ta (plural ta-tas)
  1. (slang, usually in the plural) A woman's breast. Tags: plural-normally, slang Related terms: ta-ta theory
    Sense id: en-ta-ta-en-noun-NqL3Aq-T
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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