cheer·i·o [cheer-ee-oh, cheer-ee-oh] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation interjection, noun, plural cheer·i·os. Chiefly British –interjection 1. good-bye; good-bye and good luck. 2. (used as a toast to one's drinking companions.) –noun 3. a good-bye or farewell. 4. a toast of “cheerio!”
[Origin: 1905–10; see cheero; source of -i- is unclear]
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