English

so long

Goodbye; a valediction used when leaving or departing from a person or place.

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    Uncertain. Compare to Swedish hej så länge and Russian пока (poka). See Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “so long”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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    Related: Swedish hej så länge, Russian пока

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