kthxbye

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interjection

Used to express (as though facetiously polite) the abrupt or dismissive end of a conversation, statement, etc.

RareScrabble 26

Meanings

interjection

alternative kthanksbye · alternative kthnxbai · alternative kthnxbye · alternative kthxbai · alternative rare kthnxbi

  1. InternetUsed to express (as though facetiously polite) the abrupt or dismissive end of a conversation, statement, etc.

    “Your 15 minutes are up, Audrey. kthxbye.”

    2008, Robin Benway, Audrey, Wait!, Razorbill (2008), →ISBN
    2 more examples

    Once they tell me that rubbish, it's, "Date's over, kthxbye."

    2006, Karina, “But What Man Can Tame Her?”, in PC Gamer, volume 13, numbers 7-9 (letter to the editor)

    Much to the dismay of those who failed to acquire tickets quickly enough, the festival’s verified Twitter account cockily announced, “no we don’t have any passes left to release, kthxbye.”

    2011 March 8, Will Hagle, “Festival sales could save the failing live music industry”, in Daily Trojan, University of Southern California

Origin

From k + thx + bye, literally “OK, thanks, bye”.

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APA

kthxbye. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kthxbye

MLA

“kthxbye.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kthxbye. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kthxbye,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kthxbye.

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