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Frankfurter vs Cheerio - What's the difference?

frankfurter | cheerio |

As a proper noun frankfurter

is one who is from frankfurt, germany.

As a noun cheerio is

an individual piece of the breakfast cereal, cheerios.

frankfurter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (UK, US, Canada) A moist sausage of soft, even texture and flavor, often made from mechanically recovered meat or meat slurry.

    • Synonyms

    * (type of sausage) coney island, Coney Island, frank, frankfurt (Australia), hot dog, tube steak, wiener

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    See also

    * sav * savaloy

    cheerio

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (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!" }}

    Synonyms

    * (greeting) hello * (parting) goodbye

    Usage 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)
  • (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)
    • 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.