so long

== English == === Etymology === Uncertain. Compare to Swedish hej så länge and Russian пока (poka). See Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “so long”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. === Pronunciation === === Interjection === so long (informal) Goodbye; a valediction used when leaving or departing from a person or place. The phrase also conveyed an implication of "till we meet again," often without a precise timeframe, reflecting its use among people whose interactions were informal and transient, such as travelers, laborers, and other mobile groups. Its earliest social associations were with these informal and mobile communities, where partings were frequent and temporary in nature. ==== Translations ==== === See also === so long as === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “so long”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “so long”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “so long”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. === Anagrams === Golson, Longos, logons, logs on, loongs