laters
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Shortened from see you later, with hypocoristic -s (compare toodles from toodleloo and bye-byes from good-bye).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈleɪtɚz/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈleɪtəz/
Audio (GA) (file)
Interjection[edit]
laters
- (slang) see you later; an expression used at parting.
- 2001, Anna Maxted, Getting Over It [1]:
- But all she says is “Ring us if you want to go out this week. Laters!” and puts the phone down.
- 2004, J J Connolly, Layer Cake [2]:
- ‘Shanks,’ says Trevor into his mobile, ‘we just gone down a snake. I’ll see ya tomorrow, laters.’
- 2004, Thomas Neradin, Last Train [3]:
- You know where the money is and how much. Tell him the usual. Yep. Laters.
- 2001, Anna Maxted, Getting Over It [1]:
Translations[edit]
slang expression used at parting
Anagrams[edit]
- Laster, Salter, Slater, alerts, alters, artels, estral, laster, ratels, resalt, salter, slater, staler, stelar, strale, streal, talers, tarsel, tralse
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
laters