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smell you later

Syllables: smell you la·ter/ˈsmɛl ju ˈleɪtə/US/ˈsmɛl jə ˈleɪtɚ/

smell you later interjection: see you later; goodbye.

Interjection

  1. (humorous, informal) See you later; goodbye.
    • I pulled up to the house about seven or eight
      And I yelled to the cabbie ‘Yo homes smell ya later’
      I looked at my kingdom; I was finally there
      To sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel Air1992 September 21, Will Smith, Quincy Jones, “Yo Home to Bel-Air”, performed by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
    • Todd jumped out of the car as soon as it stopped. "Smell ya later!" he hollered over his shoulder.1996, Sherry Shahan, Telephone Tag (A Yearling Book), New York, N.Y.: Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, →ISBN, page 16

Synonyms of smell you later

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Forms of smell you later

alternative formsmell ya later

Origin of smell you later

A humorous modification of see you later.

Questions about smell you later

What does smell you later mean?
Smell you later means see you later; goodbye.
What part of speech is smell you later?
Smell you later is an interjection.
How do you pronounce smell you later?
Smell you later is pronounced /ˈsmɛl ju ˈleɪtə/ (UK).

Words near smell you later in the dictionary

  1. smell trap
  2. smell traps
  3. smell up
  4. smell what someone is stepping in
  5. smell ya later
  6. smell you later
  7. smell-alike
  8. smell-alikes
  9. smell-brain
  10. smell-feast
  11. smell-feasts

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