ta-ra

/ (tæˈrɑː) /

sentence substitute

informal, mainly Northern English goodbye; farewell

Word Origin for ta-ra

C20: variant of ta-ta

Words nearby ta-ra

Example sentences from the Web for ta-ra

  • And away went the music: "Ta-ra—ta—ta-ti-rip-i-ta-ta-ta-tu!"

    The Forged Note |Oscar Micheaux
  • Why do you—Tara-rara tara-ra tara-rara-ra, rarara, ta-ra, a-ra!

    Zanoni |Edward Bulwer Lytton
  • The Winnebago called it: Ne-scas-hut'-ta-ra (the bluff-walled river).

    Old Times on the Upper Mississippi |George Byron Merrick