later for phr.
(orig. US) a general phr. of dismissal, synon. with to hell with; usu. later for that.
🎵 Later for the happenings, baby. | ‘Later’||
Burn, Killer, Burn! 291: Listen, later for all this. | ||
Carlito’s Way 62: Last words. Later for Matanzas. | ||
Runnin’ Down Some Lines 77: If you can’t confront with the world outside, you can’t say you schooled. Later on fo’ it. | ||
Scholar 120: Garvey? Later on star. I wouldn’t make him do dat, dat’s sick. | ||
🌐 ‘Meatman’ was a one-take-that’ll-do job, and we all liked it a lot. Who are ‘we’ I hear you ask, well, for a whole buncha reasons, later for that, ’kay? | ‘Death in the Guitarfternoon’ on MercuryMoon.co.uk
In phrases
(US) goodbye.
Hepster’s Dict. 6: Later for your daddy – See you later. | ||
Diet of Treacle (2008) 101: Basil won’t wait. The world won’t wait [...] Later for all of you. | ||
Campus Sl. Mar. 4: later for you – an expression of farewell. |
In exclamations
(orig. US black) shut up! go away! to hell with it!
Down These Mean Streets (1970) 111: I whispered to the broad that was grinding against me, ‘Later for you,’ and walked over to the kitchen, ‘cool’ like I was supposed to. | ||
Requiem for a Dream (1987) 127: I hope you take the hunt, and she chuckled. Later for you. |