英和和英

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈtʃɪəɹ.i.əʊ/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɪəɹ.i.oʊ/, [ˈt͡ʃiɹi.oʊ̯]

間投詞

cheerio

1. (British, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) Goodbye, an interjection said upon parting.
   • 1921, P. G. Wodehouse, Indiscretions of Archie, ch. XIII. Rallying Round Percy:

     "In that case," said Archie, relieved, "cheerio, good luck, pip-pip, toodle-oo, and good-bye-ee! I'll be shifting!"

   • 2019 October 23, Pip Dunn, “The next king of Scotland”, in Rail, page 50:

     But we all knew it wasn't the final end of the HST. This wasn't "goodbye", more like a "cheerio, see you someplace soon".

2. (rare) Hello; a greeting.
   • 1947, Anita Bell, He Done Her Wrong:

     Cheerio, everybody! What a delightful gathering of charming femininity!

使用する際の注意点

Rarely used in North America. Although likely to be understood, it is likely to be considered humorous, and may be used in a parody of British English speakers.

派生語

名詞

cheerio (plural cheerios)

1. (Queensland, New Zealand) A small saveloy often consumed with tomato sauce at parties.
   • 1978, New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates, page 4230:

     The man who has gone around the cocktail circuit pounding cheerios to the end of time did not come in here and open his mouth once on the Bill.

同意語

• cocktail sausage
• little boy