Meanings
- pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of bye-bye.
But then he worried that Hasta la vista might come off as glib and dismissive—as in “Buh-bye, I will never come back here again.” So he opted for the more forward-looking “I’ll be back.”
2023 March 8, Mark Leibovich, “Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Last Act”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 09 Mar 20231 more example
A spinoff, “Major Crimes,” starring “Battlestar Galactica” veteran Mary McDonnell and a number of “Closer” cast members, premieres in August. Sedgwick won’t be among them, swapping Brenda’s syrupy “thank yew” for an upbeat “buh-bye now” to her co-workers.
2012 July 1, T.L. Stanley, “No more crimes for her to solve”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2021
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buh-bye. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buh-bye
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