US /təˈtɑ/ UK /tæˈtɑː/
intj Freq #19390

Meanings

  1. 1
    intj

    informal: goodbye

    She waved and called ta-ta as the train departed.

Etymology

An informal parting expression recorded in British English since the nineteenth century. It is probably an imitative nursery or reduplicative formation; its deeper origin is uncertain.

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