Definition
A British goodbye or farewell; also sometimes used as a toast or greeting, expressing goodwill.
Etymology
From 'cheer' (encouragement/joy) plus '-io' (Italian diminutive suffix), literally meaning 'little cheer.' Became distinctly British in the early 20th century, possibly influenced by Italian immigrant communities in Britain.
Kelly Says
Cheerio became so quintessentially British that Americans often use it as a parody of British speech, yet its origin is actually a mix of English 'cheer' and Italian diminutive form—making it a cultural mashup that became a national stereotype.
Translations
ARالعربية
مع السلامة
ma'a as-salaama
CSČeština
na shledanou
na shle-da-nou
DEDeutsch
Auf Wiedersehen
owf vee-der-zay-en
ELΕλληνικά
αντίο
an-tee-o
FAفارسی
خداحافظ
kho-da-ha-faiz
FRFrançais
au revoir
oh ruh-vwar
HUMagyar
viszlát
vis-zlat
IDBahasa Indonesia
selamat tinggal
se-la-mat tig-gal
ITItaliano
arrivederci
ar-ri-ve-der-ci
KO한국어
안녕히 가세요
an-nyeong-hi ga-se-yo
MSBahasa Melayu
ta-ta
ta-ta
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ်
kye-zu-tu-tin-ba-ta-el
NLNederlands
tot ziens
tot zee-ns
NONorsk
ha det bra
ha det bra
PLPolski
do widzenia
do vee-dzenia
RORomână
la revedere
la re-ve-dere
RUРусский
до свидания
do svee-da-niya
SWKiswahili
kwaheri
k-wah-he-ri
TEతెలుగు
చెప్పండి
cheppa-ndi
THไทย
แล้วเจอกันใหม่
lae-d-jeok-kan-mai
TRTürkçe
güle güle
goo-le goo-le
UKУкраїнська
до побачення
do po-ba-chennya
URاردو
خداحافظ
kho-da-ha-faiz
VITiếng Việt
tạm biệt
tam-biet