kthxbye

English

Alternative forms

• kthxbai, kthanksbye, kthnxbi, kthnxbai, kthnxbye

Etymology

From k +‎ thx +‎ bye, literally “OK thanks bye”.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

kthxbye

1. (Internet slang) Used to express (as though facetiously polite) the dismissive or abrupt end of a conversation, statement, etc.
   • 2006, Karina, “But What Man Can Tame Her?”, in PC Gamer‎^[1], volume 13, numbers 7-9 (letter to the editor):

     Once they tell me that rubbish, it's, "Date's over, kthxbye."

   • 2008, Robin Benway, Audrey, Wait!‎^[2], Razorbill (2008), →ISBN:

     “Your 15 minutes are up, Audrey. kthxbye.”

   • 2011 March 8, Will Hagle, “Festival sales could save the failing live music industry”, in Daily Trojan‎^[3], University of Southern California:

     Much to the dismay of those who failed to acquire tickets quickly enough, the festival’s verified Twitter account cockily announced, “no we don’t have any passes left to release, kthxbye.”