intj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtʃɪəɹi.əʊ/
British, Southern, Standard:/ˈtʃɪːɹɪjəw/
US:/ˈt͡ʃɪɹi.oʊ/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian:/ˈtʃɪəɹi.əʉ/
Australia:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
New-Zealand:/ˈtʃiəɹi.ɐʉ/
Scotland:/ˈtʃiɾe.o/
Scotland:[ˈtʃiɾe.o]
/ˈtʃɛːɹi.əʊ/East Anglia, cheer–chair merger
CMU ARPABET:CH IH1 R IY0 OW0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
intj
Meaning 1
Goodbye, an interjection said upon parting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
intj
Meaning 2
Hello; a greeting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A small saveloy often consumed with tomato sauce at parties.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-Zealand
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An individual piece of the Cheerios breakfast cereal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a farewell remark
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
they said their good-byes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, au revoir, bye, bye-bye, good-by, goodby, good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara, so long
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: farewell, word of farewell
History
Etymology
From cheer and/or cheery + -o.
Across languages
Translations
45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Czech:
ahoj
— goodbye, toodeloo — see also bye
Czech:
nashle
— goodbye, toodeloo — see also bye
Finnish:
heippa
— goodbye, toodeloo — see also bye
German:
tschüss
— goodbye, toodeloo — see also bye
Macedonian:
до гле́дање
(do glédanje)
— goodbye, toodeloo — see also bye
Macedonian:
до виду́вање
(do vidúvanje)
— goodbye, toodeloo — see also bye
Czech:
ahoj
— hello — see also hi
German:
hallo
— hello — see also hi
Macedonian:
здра́во
(zdrávo)
— hello — see also hi
Chinese Mandarin:
嗨
(hāi)
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Chinese Mandarin:
喂
(wèi)
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Chinese Mandarin:
你好
(nǐhǎo)
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Chinese Mandarin:
再會 /再会
(zàihuì)
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Chinese Mandarin:
拜拜
(bàibài, bāibái, báibái)
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Czech:
servus
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Czech:
ahoj
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Czech:
čau
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Dutch:
hoi
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Dutch:
doei
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Finnish:
terve
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Finnish:
hei
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
French:
salut
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Hindi:
बंदगी
(bandgī)
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Italian:
ciao
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Japanese:
こんにちは
(konnichi wa)
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Japanese:
やあ
(yā)
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Japanese:
どうも
(dōmo)
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Japanese:
では
(de wa)
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Japanese:
またね
(mata ne)
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Japanese:
じゃ
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Japanese:
バイバイ
(baibai)
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Japanese:
バイ
(bai)
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Korean:
안녕
(annyeong)
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Macedonian:
по́здрав
(pózdrav)
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Polish:
cześć
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Polish:
pa
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Russian:
приве́т
(privét)
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Russian:
здоро́во
(zdoróvo)
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Russian:
пока́
(poká)
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Russian:
бу́дь здоро́в!
(búdʹ zdoróv!)
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Russian:
бу́дь здоро́ва!
(búdʹ zdoróva!)
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Russian:
бу́дьте здоро́вы!
(búdʹte zdoróvy!)
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Scottish Gaelic:
tìoraidh
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Serbo-Croatian:
bok
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
Serbo-Croatian:
бок
— translations to be checked: exclamation used when greeting as well as when parting
