So Long

Definition: So Long

So Long

Noun

1. A farewell remark; "they said their good-byes".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Multilingual Slang

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: So Long

Book

Phrase: "among the giant fossils of my past"; craignez tout d'un auteur en courroux; "for authors nobler palms remain"; "I lived to write and wrote to live"; "look in thy heart and write"; "there is no Past so long as Books shall live"; "the public mind is the creation of the Master-Writers"; "volumes that I prize above my dukedom".

Diuturnity

Adverb: long; for a long time, for an age, for ages, for ever so long, for many a long day; long ago; (in a past time); longo intervallo.

Crosswords: So Long

Papiamen (adieu, bye, farewell, goodbye).

You know for something you've been holding onto for so long, you're pretty quick to let it go. (Sweet Home Alabama; writing credit: C. Jay Cox)

You've been in my life so long, I can't remember anything else. (Alien�; writing credit: Dan O'Bannon; Ronald Shusett)

It just seems that you and me have been mad at each other for so long. (On Golden Pond; writing credit: Ernest Thompson.)

Well, so long, Frisky. (Superman; writing credit: Jerry Siegel; Joe Shuster)

That's so long ago, I don't remember. (Casablanca; writing credit: Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch. Based on the play 'Everybody Comes to Rick's' by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison.)

I've waited so long to say this to you (I Do (Cherish You); performing artist: 98 Degrees; writing credit: Keith Stegall and Dan Hill)

So long ago I made a decision to be footloose and fancy free. (Love in the First Degree; performing artist: Alabama; writing credit: Jim Hurt and Tim DuBois)

How the day seems so long (Whip Appeal; performing artist: Babyface; writing credit: Babyface, Perri Smith)

You got legs so long like you could walk on air (Precious Love; performing artist: Bob Welch; writing credit: Bob Welch)

I've been walkin' these streets so long (Rhinestone Cowboy; performing artist: Glen Campbell; writing credit: Larry Weiss)

Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (1971)

So Long Ceylon (1963)

Not So Long Ago (1925)

So Long Sultan (1923)

Down So Long (performing artist: Jewel)

So Long, Mom (performing artist: Tom Lehrer)

Danger (Been Down So Long) (performing artist: Mystikal)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• So Long Guys, Goodbye Is Forever (reference)

• So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (reference)

• So Long, Cowboys of the Open Range (reference)

• So Long, See You Tomorrow (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• So Long & Thanks for All the Shoes (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

So long as the dry farce lasts, a girl who sips ice-water is looked upon as "freezing the party". Credit: Library of Congress.

They hugged and kissed each other for ever so long. Credit: Library of Congress.

So long, Al, give my regards to Broadway!. Credit: Library of Congress.

So long Sally--this generously camouflaged Jap Sally plane went up in smoke a few seconds after this photo was taken--destroyed by the parafrag bombs which are seen just before they hit. This is the work of the U.S. Army 5th Air Force during a low-level b. Credit: Library of Congress.

Coal miner, now unemployed, Scotts Run, West Virginia at Jere. "Jes so long as I see things movin' and betterin' I don't care how much benefits I get from it.". Credit: Library of Congress.

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Barreville is a center for Amish farmers. Outside phone booth under gas sign is a common sight. For it is not contrary to the "plain people's principles to use a phone so long as it is not in the home. Credit: Library of Congress.

So long as women are not free, the people are not free. Credit: Library of Congress.

So long as men cherish freedom-- the exploits of Israel's armies will be told from one generation to another with the deepest pride. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

No widow shall be compelled to marry, so long as she prefers to live without a husband; provided always that she gives security not to marry without our consent, if she holds of us, or without the consent of the lord of whom she holds, if she holds of another. (reference)

And if he also bartered away plums, that would have rotted in a week, for nuts that would last good for his eating a whole year, he did no injury; he wasted not the common stock; destroyed no part of the portion of goods that belonged to others, so long as nothing perished uselesly in his hands. (Second Treatise of Government)

But don't wrangle with us so long as you apply, to our intended abolition of bourgeois property, the standard of your bourgeois notions of freedom, culture, law, etc. (reference)

So long as the present Treaty remains in force, Germany undertakes to give every facility for any investigation which the Council of the League of Nations, acting if need be by a majority vote, may consider necessary. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Yes, Harriet, just so long have I been wanting the very circumstance to happen what has happened.

So long as it is let alone, it takes its own course.

The quarter was so long, that he was more than once convinced he must have sunk into a doze unconsciously, and missed the clock.

Her face, so long familiar to the townspeople, showed the marble quietude which they were accustomed to behold there.

At heart, she really loved him whom she had so long called father.

Thanks be to God we lived so long and did so much good.

In the last part of May the sky grew pale and the clouds that had hung in high puffs for so long in the spring were dissipated.

By the same computation they provided me with sheets, blankets, and coverlets, tolerable enough for one who had been so long inured to hardships as I.

There may be nothing behind it, but it doesn't make any difference so long as it is honoured.

Nor shall death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st; So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

The disturbances in body calcium, phosphorus, vitamin D, parathyroid hormone, and bone disease that usually start prior to the initiation of dialysis continue to demand consistent attention so long as dialysis is required. (references)

The second challenge is to understand the disease well enough to prevent it, especially in people known to be at high risk. To protect susceptible patients from a shingles attack scientists need to know much more about the varicella-zoster virus, especially how it remains latent in the body for so long and what induces it to become active again. (references)

Business

According to industry contacts, the U.S. share will remain high so long as the U.S. continues to introduce new products and technology that are affordable. (references)

The other impediment to greater online buying thus far is that the Minitel has provided these services for so long, and it has developed such a broad consumer base, that many French have not yet been convinced to use the Internet for purchases they can perform via Minitel. (references)

Civil Liberties

Argentina

Article 270 of the provincial Constitution, in place since 1988, made the teaching of religion in public schools to minors obligatory so long as the parents agreed to the creed being taught. (references)

Bulgaria

Technically it remained illegal for a church to conduct any religious activities through its NGO-registered organization, although the Government sometimes tacitly allowed such groups to conduct worship so long as they kept a very low profile. (references)

Singapore

The Constitution provides that every citizen or person in the country has a constitutional right to profess, practice, or propagate his religious belief so long as such activities do not breach any other laws relating to public order, public health, or morality. (references)

Economic History

Albania

Transfers abroad of funds and other financial assets are unrestricted so long as tax obligations and debts have been met. (references)

Azerbaijan

This law provides for repatriation of profits, revenues, and other investment-related funds so long as applicable Azerbaijani taxes have been paid. (references)

Azerbaijan

The new Civil Procedure Code also provides that foreign arbitral awards may be enforced in Azerbaijan so long as they do not contravene legislation or public policy, and if reciprocity exists. (references)

Human Rights

Kenya

However, the national courts use the customary law of an ethnic group as a guide in civil matters so long as it does not conflict with statutory law. (references)

Nicaragua

When Roberto tried to enter the bank to inquire why his cousin was taking so long, the security guard immediately called the police who arrived while Roberto and Giovanni were leaving the bank in their car. (references)

Political Economy

BOLIVIA

The recent Mining Law taxes profits and opened up border areas to foreign investors so long as Bolivian partners hold the mining concession. (references)

Travel

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Customs does not restrict the temporary import of goods into Hong Kong, such as laptop computers, software and general exhibit materials, for business purposes so long as the goods are not restricted items which normally require an import license. (references)

Worker Rights

South Africa

There is no time limit on conciliation efforts; however, if conciliation fails to resolve the dispute, or lasts more than 30 days, a trade union is entitled to advise an employer of intent to strike so long as it gives 48-hours notice to a private sector employer or 7-days notice to a state employer. (references)

Korea

Labor laws also provide for a flexible hours system, under which employers can require laborers to work up to 48 hours during certain weeks without paying overtime, so long as average weekly hours for any given 2 week period do not exceed 44. If a union agrees to a further loosening of the rules, management may ask employees to work up to 56 hours in a given week. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "so long": as so long ♦ i haven't seen you for ages age so long ♦ so long as. Additional references.

Afrikaans

tot siens (bye, goodbye). (various references)

Albanian

mirupafshim (adieu, au revoir, bye, bye bye, good buy, good bye). (various references)

Arabic 

‏مع السلامة (good bye), ‏إلى اللقاء. (various references)

Bavarian

auf wiedaschaung (bye, goodbye). (various references)

Bulgarian 

довиждане (au revoir, cheerio, good bye, ta-ta). (various references)

Chinese 

只要 (if only, so long as). (various references)

Czech

nashledanou. (various references)

Danish

vi ses (bye, goodbye), på gensyn (bye, goodbye), farvel så længe (bye, goodbye). (various references)

Dutch

tot ziens (bye, goodbye), tot weerziens (bye, goodbye), dag (bye, day, good day, goodbye, hello). (various references)

Esperanto

ĝis revido (bye, goodbye). (various references)

Finnish

siksi pitkä (of such length), näkemiin (see you later, see you soon). (various references)

French

au revoir. (various references)

German

servus (cheerio, good bye, hello), tschau (cheerio, ciao), tschüs (bye, cheerio), bis später (see you late). (various references)

Greek 

καλή αντάμωση, ωρεβουάρ. (various references)

Hebrew 

ל�"תראות (adieu, au revoir, be seen, cheerio, farewell, good bye, meet), כל טוב (all the best). (various references)

Hungarian

viszontlátásra (adieu, au revoir, bye, bye bye, cheerio, farewell, good bye, goodbye), viszlát (adieu, bye, bye bye, farewell, goodbye), amíg (as long as, so long as, till, until, whereas). (various references)

Icelandic

sjáumst (bye, goodbye), bless á meðan (bye, goodbye), bless (adieu, bye, farewell, goodbye). (various references)

Italian

arrivederci (bye, bye bye, goodbye, see you later, see you soon, so). (various references)

Norwegian

på gjensyn (bye, goodbye). (various references)

Papiamen

asta la vista (bye, goodbye). (various references)

Pig Latin

osay onglay

Polish

do widzenia (bye, goodbye). (various references)

Portuguese

obrigações convertíveis em acções,enquanto não sejam efectivamente convertidas (debentures and loan stock convertible into shares, so long as they are not actually converted). (various references)

Romanian

s-auzim de bine (good bye), salve (cheerio), salut (cheerio, good bye, greeting, hail, hallo, hullo, nod, salutation, salute, welcome), sã auzim de bine (good bye), pe curând (I shall see you again soon, i'll be seeing you), pa (bye bye, tata), la revedere (bye bye, cheerio, farewell, good bye, I hope soon to see you again, see you soon, till next time), cu bine (good bye, swimmingly), atâta (so much), atât de (so much). (various references)

Russian 

до свидания (au revoir, good bye, goodby, good-by, good-bye, tata). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

toliko (insofar, insomuch, lots of, so many), tako dugo. (various references)

Spanish

hasta luego (bye, bye bye, cheerio, good bye, goodbye, see you, see you later, see you soon), hasta la vista (au revoir, bye, bye bye, cheerio, good bye, goodbye, see you soon). (various references)

Swedish

vi ses (bye, goodbye, see you later), hej så länge (bye, goodbye, see you, see you later), hej då (adieu, bye, bye bye, farewell, goodbye, tata), adjö så länge (bye, goodbye). (various references)

Turkish

şimdilik hoşçakal. (various references)

Ukrainian

бувайте (see you, see you later), до побачення (au revoir, good afternoon, good bye, good evening, see you soon). (various references)

Welsh

cyhyd (as long). (various references)

Yucatec

tu heel k'iin (bye, goodbye). (various references)

adeo, tamdiu. (various references)

avat. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: goons, logos, longs, loons, nolos, snool, solon.

-2 letters: goon, goos, logo, logs, long, loon, loos, nogs, nolo, slog, snog, solo, song, soon.

-3 letters: goo, gos, log, loo, nog, noo, nos, ons, sol, son.

-4 letters: go, lo, no, on, os, so.

+1 letter: lagoons, logions, loosing, mongols, oblongs, oolongs, soloing.

+2 letters: bolognas, colognes, dongolas, folksong, galloons, glonoins, gondolas, isogonal, longbows, longsome, lorgnons, monologs, nosology, polygons, prolongs, shooling, sinology, snooling, spooling, stooling, toolings.

+3 letters: analogous, bloodings, colorings, conglobes, consoling, enologies, enologist, floorings, folksongs, gloomings, golcondas, goldstone, gonfalons, hooligans, isogonals, longboats, longerons, longevous, longhorns, longhouse, loosening, mongolism, monoglots, neologies, neologism, nosologic, prolonges, schooling, sinologue, snoozling, spoolings, unloosing.

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