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- TTFN abstract "TTFN is an initialism for a colloquial valediction, 'ta ta for now', based on 'ta ta', an informal 'goodbye', approximately equivalent to 'bye bye'. The expression came to prominence, in the UK, during the Second World War. Used by the military, frequently heard by the British public."Ta-ta for now" was brought into popular use in the UK in 1940 in the weekly radio comedy It's That Man Again by the character Mrs Mopp, who ended every scene with it. During the second series, the show's name was shortened to ITMA, to satirize the abundance of abbreviations that were becoming common knowledge due to the ongoing war.In the 1966 Batman television episode "Better Luck Next Time", Catwoman says TTFN, and then has to explain the meaning to Batman.In Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, a 1968 Disney featurette, the voice of Tigger was performed by Paul Winchell, whose wife Jean Freeman suggested that he ad-lib the line. It was further used by Tigger in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988–1991), often followed by a "hoo hoo hoo hoo!" as he bounces away on his tail, but does not appear in the original books by A. A. Milne.Tim Horton, the professional hockey player and founder of the Tim Horton's doughnut chain who died in 1974, has TTFN on his grave stone.'Ta ta for now' caught on with the British public so much that it was often uttered by dying people as their last words. It has been the catchphrase of radio personalities such as Jimmy Young.TTFN is still used in online chat such as IRC and MUDs.".
- TTFN wikiPageID "757041".
- TTFN wikiPageRevisionID "589550518".
- TTFN hasPhotoCollection TTFN.
- TTFN subject Category:Initialisms.
- TTFN subject Category:Parting_phrases.
- TTFN comment "TTFN is an initialism for a colloquial valediction, 'ta ta for now', based on 'ta ta', an informal 'goodbye', approximately equivalent to 'bye bye'. The expression came to prominence, in the UK, during the Second World War. Used by the military, frequently heard by the British public."Ta-ta for now" was brought into popular use in the UK in 1940 in the weekly radio comedy It's That Man Again by the character Mrs Mopp, who ended every scene with it.".
- TTFN label "TTFN".
- TTFN sameAs m.038r90.
- TTFN sameAs Q7671947.
- TTFN sameAs Q7671947.
- TTFN wasDerivedFrom TTFN?oldid=589550518.
- TTFN isPrimaryTopicOf TTFN.