s'you later

A form of see you later — A phrase used at parting, and not necessarily implying that the person being addressed will be seen later by the speaker.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. alternativecolloquialrareAlternative form of see you later.

    ‘Got to beat it now,’ he said, ‘got to get the old home ship-shape. S’you later, Ally.’

    1956–1966, William Sansom, “News from Chelsea”, in The Ulcerated Milkman, London: The Hogarth Press, published 1966, →OCLC, page 108
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    “Got a cigarette? Thanks,” smiled Kelso. “I must go back to my little job. S’you later.”

    1910, Frank Atwater Ward, “The Day of the Highbrow”, in The New Metropolitan, volume XXXIII, New York, N.Y.: The Metropolitan Magazine Company, →OCLC, page 490

    “You want to come out after tea and climb the Tacht?” Julia asked. / “We could do our homework in the morning before breakfast.” / “Okay. S’you later.”

    1982, Sarah McGuire, chapter 3, in Dance to a Different Drum, London: Robert Hale, →ISBN, page 82
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