Phrase guide

so long

intj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

intj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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, cheerio, good-by, goodby, good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: farewell, word of farewell

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ցե (cʻe) — informal: goodbye
  • Armenian: հաջո՛ղ (haǰóġ) — informal: goodbye
  • Azerbaijani: hələlik — informal: goodbye
  • Catalan: fins aviat — informal: goodbye
  • Catalan: fins ara — informal: goodbye
  • Chinese Mandarin: 拜拜 (báibái) — informal: goodbye
  • Chinese Mandarin: 再見 /再见 (zàijiàn) — informal: goodbye
  • Finnish: moikka — informal: goodbye
  • French: à bientôt — informal: goodbye
  • French: salut — informal: goodbye
  • German: bis bald — informal: goodbye
  • Hebrew: כל טוב (kol tov) — informal: goodbye
  • Hungarian: viszlát — informal: goodbye
  • Hungarian: szia — informal: goodbye
  • Icelandic: sjáumst — informal: goodbye
  • Italian: addio — informal: goodbye
  • Italian: a presto — informal: goodbye
  • Norwegian: ha det — informal: goodbye
  • Polish: na razie — informal: goodbye
  • Polish: do widzenia — informal: goodbye
  • Polish: do zobaczenia — informal: goodbye
  • Russian: пока́ (poká) — informal: goodbye
  • Russian: до ско́рого (do skórovo) — informal: goodbye
  • Spanish: hasta la vista — informal: goodbye
  • Spanish: hasta pronto — informal: goodbye
  • Spanish: hasta luego — informal: goodbye
  • Spanish: nos vemos — informal: goodbye
  • Swedish: ajöss — informal: goodbye
  • Turkish: elveda — informal: goodbye
  • Vietnamese: tạm biệt — informal: goodbye
  • Walloon: disca — informal: goodbye
  • Walloon: ada — informal: goodbye