smell ya later

A form of smell you later — See you later; goodbye.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. alternativeAlternative form of smell you later.

    "Smell ya later," Scary Mary said to all of us, waddling toward the elevators.

    2006, Michael Patrick MacDonald, Easter Rising: An Irish American Coming Up from Under, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 72
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    Todd jumped out of the car as soon as it stopped. "Smell ya later!" he hollered over his shoulder.

    1996, Sherry Shahan, Telephone Tag (A Yearling Book), New York, N.Y.: Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, →ISBN, page 16

    Hope that pleases ya. Well, smell ya later, kid and what can I say? It was nice workin' with ya.

    2006, Darren Smith, “Da Bitch Gotta Go”, in Shadow’s Bliss: A Novel, Lincoln, Neb.: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 115

    "Oh, yeah," Faith said. "He agreed. Da bomb." / "Smell ya later," Jason said, raising his hand as he left.

    2007, Lynda Sandoval, The Other Sister (Silhouette Special Edition; 1851), New York, N.Y.: Silhouette, Harlequin Enterprises, →ISBN, page 146
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APA

smell ya later. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smell%20ya%20later

MLA

“smell ya later.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smell%20ya%20later. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smell ya later,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smell%20ya%20later.

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