interjection
General Slang
tara
· interjection · welsh
Goodbye, see you — informal British sign-off, especially Welsh and Northwest English.
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Definitions
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Goodbye. The everyday way half of South Wales and most of Merseyside sign off a phone call or wave you out the door. Warmer than 'bye', less formal than 'cheerio'.
“Right, I'm off — tara love, see you Sunday.”
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Extended as 'tara now' or 'ta-ra 'wan' in parts of North Wales — same meaning, just with a little tail on the end.
“Tara now, drive safe.”
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tara In A Sentence
Right, I'm off — tara love, see you Sunday.
Tara now, drive safe.
Origin & Usage
Disputed between Wales and Lancashire — likely a variant of 'ta-ta' with the Liverpudlian habit of softening 't' to 'r'. Crossed freely between South Wales and the northwest of England, and stuck in both.
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