Laters
Pronunciation
Origin
Shortened from see you later, with hypocoristic -s (compare toodles from toodleloo and bye-byes from good-bye).
Full definition of laters
Interjection
!- (slang) see you later; an expression used at parting.
- 2001, Anna Maxted, Getting Over It http://print.google.com/print?hl=en&id=658ZQCdB-e4C&pg=PA58&lpg=PA58&sig=QA1HWuIr72BLnEhEh_2n8VhPwD0:But all she says is “Ring us if you want to go out this week. Laters!†and puts the phone down.
- 2004, J J Connolly, Layer Cake http://print.google.com/print?hl=en&id=moH7-dVMlLcC&pg=PA144&lpg=PA144&sig=C8ip3JP1HZSFuqfBjRDvXJEYmFM:‘Shanks,’ says Trevor into his mobile, ‘we just gone down a snake. I’ll see ya tomorrow, laters.’
- 2004, Thomas Neradin, Last Train http://print.google.com/print?hl=en&id=-wcHR-WlhXkC&pg=PA47&lpg=PA47&sig=4_asKYcTxPOHVinOI5NvJ_9LEMY:You know where the money is and how much. Tell him the usual. Yep. Laters.