Meaning of tooraloo | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Goodbye.
   Australia, Ireland
2. Variation of tura-lura.

Examples

“So long! See you soon! Too-ra-loo!”

“—Toraloo, Lenehan said. See you later.”

“So poor Admiral Nelson, toora loo”

“Tooraloo, must get at the new White Mule. […] I didn’t set out to write a letter as long as this. What the hell’s the matter with me?”

“Here, a lark sprang up at his feet and darted into the air with its thrilling rush of exquisite moldy.―“Faith, you’ve given me my answer sure enough, my purty lark—that’s as much as to say, they may go whistle for them—oh, my poor fellows, how I pity yiz;”―and here he broke into a “too ra lal loo” and danced along the path:—then suddenly dropping into silence he resumed his walk, and applying his hand behind his head, cocked up his caubeen* and began to rub behind his ear, according to the most approved pleasant practice of assisting the powers of reflection.”

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