Definition of SAYONARA

sayonara

Plural: sayonaras

Noun

  • A Japanese word meaning 'goodbye'.
  • a farewell remark
  • An utterance of sayonara, the wishing of farewell to someone.

Intj

  • Goodbye, adieu.

Examples

  • After a crushing bingo, his opponent simply typed ’SAYONARA’ in the chat.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese さよなら (sayonara), a shorter form of more traditional さようなら (sayōnara, “farewell”, literally “if that's the way it is”).

Synonyms

adieu, adios, arrivederci, au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good day, good-by, good-bye, goodby, goodbye, so long, auf Wiedersehen, cheers, ciao, farewell, shalom, tot ziens

Scrabble Score: 11

sayonara: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sayonara: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sayonara: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

sayonara: valid Words With Friends Word