tararabit

T1A1R1A1R1A1B3I1T1

interjection

Goodbye for now.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

interjection
  1. Northern EnglandWest MidlandsGoodbye for now.

    ‘Tararabit, bab,’ Mr P said. ‘See you tomorrow.’ Em already had her coat and scarf on as it was freezing standing in the shop all day.

    2010, Annie Murray, Soldier Girl (Hopscotch Summer; 2), London: Pan Books, →ISBN, page 379

Origin

Contraction of tara + a bit, literally “goodbye [for] a bit”.

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APA

tararabit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tararabit

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“tararabit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tararabit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tararabit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tararabit.

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