I used to say it a lot as a child, but I'm not really sure who taught it to me or where they even got it from and I'm really curious to know the history behind it.
2007-08-17 19:12:21 · 6 answers · asked by Miss Lady 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
From a fifties rock star Bill Halley who had a hit 'See you later Alligator'
2007-08-17 19:18:29 · answer #1 · answered by Lord Percy Fawcette-Smythe. 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
See You Later Alligator Origin
2017-01-12 21:02:11 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I promise you its not any of those other answers. Its a jazz phrase as most slang is. Alligators were wannanbees who followed around jazz musicians trying to hang out with them and be part of the scene. They didnt play or were fake or just announced they were part of jazz culture rahter than earning it. As if one day your a yupee and the next your a punk rocker or something. So if an alligator comes up to you and starts talking like he's in, like he's coming with, you say "we're leaving. See you later alligator."
2007-08-20 20:42:32 · answer #3 · answered by DLT 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Probably funny little rhyming phrases for children. No idiomatic meaning whatsoever.
2007-08-17 19:16:30 · answer #4 · answered by rabid_dog 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
till then, penguin
2007-08-18 10:48:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
" Too soon baboon "
2007-08-18 03:34:23 · answer #6 · answered by Mr.Tm 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋