sayonara

[ sahy-uh-nahr-uh; Japanese sah-yaw-nah-rah ]
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interjection, noun
  1. farewell; goodbye.

Origin of sayonara

1
First recorded in 1860–65; from Japanese sayō-nara, shortening of sayō-naraba, equivalent to sayō “thus” + naraba “if it be”

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How to use sayonara in a sentence

  • They call it sayonara, she added, in somewhat incorrect explanation of the tea.

    Twos and Threes | G. B. Stern