Cheerio Definition

chîrē-ō
interjection
Used in greeting or parting.
American Heritage
Goodbye.
Webster's New World
Good health.
Webster's New World
(UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, informal) A greeting or parting.
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noun

(New Zealand, Australia) A small saveloy often consumed with tomato sauce at parties, also known as a cocktail sausage or a little boy.

Wiktionary
An individual piece of the breakfast cereal, Cheerios.
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Other Word Forms of Cheerio

Noun

Singular:
cheerio
Plural:
cheerios

Origin of Cheerio

  • Alteration of cheer

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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