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ta-ta¹

  • /tɑːˈtɑː/
  • /təˈtɑː/

Rhymes with -ɑː

Where it comes from

Probably hypocoristic, circa 1823.

interjection ta ta · tata · ta tah · ta-tah · tah tah · tah-tah

  1. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial, informal Goodbye. “[…]Well, ta-ta, sweetheart! Don′t expect me back to lunch.”

    Similar: bye, goodbye, hooroo

ta-ta²

Where it comes from

See tata.

noun ta-tas

  1. alternative Alternative form of tata (“a woman's breast”).

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@misc{ta_ta_2026,
  title = {ta-ta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ta-ta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}