toodle-oo

[ tood-l-oo ]
/ ˌtud lˈu /

interjection Informal.

goodbye; so long.

Origin of toodle-oo

1905–10; perhaps toodle (variant of dial. tootle to toddle) + -oo interjection

Example sentences from the Web for toodle-oo

  • However, toodle-oo—sailor, beware, and all that sort of thing!

    The Orchard Secret |Cleo Garis

British Dictionary definitions for toodle-oo

toodle-oo

toodle-pip

/ (ˌtuːdəˈluː) /

sentence substitute

British informal, rare goodbye

Word Origin for toodle-oo

C20: perhaps imitative of the horn of a car