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Definition of Sayonara
1. Noun. A farewell remark. "They said their good-byes"
Generic synonyms: Farewell, Word Of Farewell
Definition of Sayonara
1. Interjection. (informal) goodbye, adieu ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sayonara
1. goodby [n -S] - See also: goodby
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sayonara
| sayed sayeds sayeret sayest sayeth sayid sayids sayin' saying sayings | saymaster saymasters sayne sayon sayonara (current term) sayonaras sayons sayrite says says me | says who sayso sayst sayth sayyid sayyids saz sazeracs sazes |
Literary usage of Sayonara
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Tribune Almanac and Political Registerby Horace Greeley by Horace Greeley (1891)
"Fair day, wind fresh from southwest The Glorian» won In the sloop claw, beating
sayonara, 23 m 53 s., and Barbara 14 m. 38 ял actual time. ..."
2. Mysterious Japan by Julian Street (1921)
"... Red Carpet—Our Trunks Depart—Tokyo's Night-time Sounds—Tipping and Noshi —The
Etiquette of Farewells—sayonara MY LAST days in Japan were my best days, ..."
3. With Kuroki in Manchuria by Frederick Palmer (1904)
"XXVII sayonara WHEN I left Liaoyang on September loth, no one thought that an
enemy which had been driven out of a strong defensive position would be ..."
4. With Kuroki in Manchuria by Frederick Palmer (1904)
"XXVII sayonara WHEN I left Liaoyang on September loth, no one thought that an
enemy which had been driven out of a strong defensive position would be ..."
5. The Bibelot: A Reprint of Poetry and Prose for Book Lovers, Chosen in Part by John Keats, Thomas Bird Mosher (1900)
"sayonara I1 Other damsels dance for you : sayonara, sayonara I Sweetest flowers
that ever blew: Curtseying crocus, iris tall: Ah, their dances never pall ..."
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