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wave goodbye

wave goodbye verb: to say goodbye by means of a handwave.

Verb

wave goodbye (third-person singular simple present waves goodbye, present participle waving goodbye, simple past and past participle waved goodbye)

  1. (idiomatic) To say goodbye by means of a handwave.
  2. (figuratively) Synonym of say goodbye (“cease to have, or have to do, something”).
    • "At the moment, you know the maximum you pay [to go between London and Scotland] is £87 on a Sunday afternoon. And it's refundable. Now, if your plans change, you can wave goodbye to your money."2024 February 7, Mel Holley, “Network News: LNER ditches Off-Peak for 70min semi-flexible fare”, in RAIL, number 1002, page 7
    Synonyms:
    say goodbye

Synonyms of wave goodbye

Forms of wave goodbye

third-person singular presentwaves goodbye
present participlewaving goodbye
past participlewaved goodbye
pastwaved goodbye

Questions about wave goodbye

What does wave goodbye mean?
Wave goodbye means to say goodbye by means of a handwave.
What part of speech is wave goodbye?
Wave goodbye is a verb.
What is the past tense of wave goodbye?
The past tense of wave goodbye is waved goodbye.

Words near wave goodbye in the dictionary

  1. wave equation
  2. wave equations
  3. wave field synthesis
  4. wave function
  5. wave functions
  6. wave goodbye
  7. wave in
  8. wave loaf
  9. wave loaves
  10. wave mechanics
  11. wave model

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