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n. - A farewell remark; You advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent.

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Usage examples (36)
  • He had a bye in the first round
  • ♫♫ Let the circle be unbroken, by & by Lord, bye& bye ♫♫
  • February 11th, 2010 at 6: 42 pm tombaker says: mr. bye bye is ruled by fear. what a shame.
  • So, just to get it on the record, be advised that this is a total misuse of the word bye, b-y-e.
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  • After her team got a "bye" (skipping a turn in a tournament), she said "'bye" (goodbye) and left to "buy" (purchase) sodas at the store "by" (near) the park.
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