"wave goodbye" meaning in English

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    {
      "form": "waving goodbye",
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    {
      "form": "waved goodbye",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "To say goodbye by means of a handwave."
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) To say goodbye by means of a handwave."
      ],
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          "ref": "2024 February 7, Mel Holley, “Network News: LNER ditches Off-Peak for 70min semi-flexible fare”, in RAIL, number 1002, page 7:",
          "text": "\"At the moment, you know the maximum you pay [to go between London and Scotland] is £87 on a Sunday afternoon. And it's refundable. Now, if your plans change, you can wave goodbye to your money.\"",
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        "Synonym of say goodbye (“cease to have, or have to do, something”)"
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        "(figurative) Synonym of say goodbye (“cease to have, or have to do, something”)"
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  "word": "wave goodbye"
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      "form": "waves goodbye",
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      "form": "waving goodbye",
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      "form": "waved goodbye",
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        "To say goodbye by means of a handwave."
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) To say goodbye by means of a handwave."
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        "(figurative) Synonym of say goodbye (“cease to have, or have to do, something”)"
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