toodle pip
- idiom
- /ˈtuːdəl pɪp/
- Archaic
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adiós
- As she left the party, she smiled and said, 'toodle pip!'
Examples
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He called out 'toodle pip' as he hurried out the door to catch his train.
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It's been lovely chatting—toodle pip until next time!
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I have to go now, so toodle pip!
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Toodle pip, everyone!
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It was great to see you, so toodle pip until next time!
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As I waved goodbye, I called out, 'Toodle pip, everyone!'
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After a fun evening, I said, 'Toodle pip!' before leaving the party.
Synonyms
∞
8.4
A friendly way to say goodbye when you expect to meet again
∞
1.0
Words people say when they leave each other
306
1.0
A short word or action people use when they leave each other
279
1.1
A friendly informal way to say goodbye when leaving
199
1.9
A speech or action that says goodbye and wishes someone well
59
1.0
Words or actions people use when they leave
17
8.9
A friendly way to say goodbye
1
9.9
A playful word people use to say goodbye
1
3.0
A short phrase people say when they leave each other
1
4.6
A short spoken or written message saying goodbye and good wishes
A friendly old-fashioned British way to say goodbye
A casual way to say goodbye to someone
A casual way to say goodbye to someone
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
toodle + pip
The farewell sense is mainly carried by 'toodle' (a playful goodbye), while 'pip' functions as a playful, rhyming filler with no clear compositional contribution; the phrase is formulaic and phonological rather than strictly compositional. A learner who knows 'toodle' may infer the meaning, but knowing the literal senses of both constituents does not reliably allow a B1 learner to predict the exact idiomatic, set-phrase use, so the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Toodle pip may come from playful, rhyming speech used with children and soldiers, and from a change of the French 'à tout à l'heure', which means 'see you soon', into a short, cheery sound. That's why toodle pip is used as a light, friendly 'goodbye'.