Meaning of so long, and thanks for all the fish | Babel Free

Definitions

Goodbye, farewell.

humorous

Examples

“When it was at last time to push off, he and his companion shook our hands and wished us luck, and by way of saying so long and thanks for all the fish, I gave each of them the postcards we'd had printed back in the UK”

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“I pursed my lips and blew a kiss out into the New York air to mingle with the cab fumes. 'So long, and thanks for all the fish, beautiful, beautiful New York.'”

“I lived my life, people, and I expect you to live yours. So long, and thanks for all the fish!”

“So long and thanks for all the fish (I don't even know what that means but I heard it somewhere once and it feels right). Yours sincerely, Tuesday Cooper”

CEFR level