Cheerio vs Sausage - What's the difference?
cheerio | sausage |
(British, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, informal) a greeting or parting
* {{quote-book
, year = 1921
, title = (Indiscretions of Archie)
, first = P. G.
, last = Wodehouse
, authorlink = P. G. Wodehouse
, section = ch. XIII. Rallying Round Percy
, passage = "In that case," said Archie, relieved, "cheerio , good luck, pip-pip, toodle-oo, and good-bye-ee! I'll be shifting!"
}}
(NZ, AU) A small saveloy often consumed with tomato sauce at parties, also known as a cocktail sausage or a little boy.
* 1978 , New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates (page 4230)
A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a cylindrical casing; a length of this food.
A sausage-shaped thing.
(slang) Penis.
A term of endearment.
A saucisse.
As nouns the difference between cheerio and sausage
is that cheerio is an individual piece of the breakfast cereal, cheerios while sausage is a food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a cylindrical casing; a length of this food.cheerio
English
Interjection
(en interjection)Synonyms
* (greeting) hello * (parting) goodbyeUsage notes
Rarely used in North America. Although likely to be understood, it is likely to be considered humorous, and may be used in a parody of British English speakers.Noun
(s)- The man who has gone around the cocktail circuit pounding cheerios to the end of time did not come in here and open his mouth once on the Bill.
sausage
English
Noun
- my little sausage
- Silly sausage .
- (Wilhelm)