ta! excl.
thank you.
in Vulliamy Life and Letters (1935) 457: My dearest child [...] You would not say ‘Ta’ to me for my congratulations. | ||
Clarence & Richmond Examiner (Grafton, NSW) 18 Jan. 4/6: Ta awfully ta. | ||
Mons. Merlin 21 Mar. 7/2: A young lady accepting a bouquet from an admirer graciously acknowledges the gift with the words, ‘Oh, thank you so much. Ta! awfully ta!’. | ||
None But the Lonely Heart 184: ‘Ta, Ma,’ Reg says. | ||
Long and the Short and the Tall Act I: mitchem: Fag? johnstone: (taking the cigarette) Ta. | ||
Joking Apart II ii: Yes, ta. Leave it there for me. | ||
Down and Out 52: ‘Yeah, ta,’ she replied. | ||
Indep. 6 Sept. 20: ‘Have you got a light? [...] Ta,’ said the man. |