Is "farewell" used as a verb only in Australia and New Zealand, as stated on the dictionary page? Will it sound odd to the ears of AmE or BrE speakers?
I've never encountered "farewell" as a verb, and that Perth Zoo statement sounds odd to me. It's not the first time, however, that I have encountered a noun that has been unusually "verbed".
I've never encountered "farewell" as a verb, and that Perth Zoo statement sounds odd to me. It's not the first time, however, that I have encountered a noun that has been unusually "verbed".
Yes, but I thought this verbing of nouns occurred in the US first, and spread elsewhere. I'm not aware of any other examples from Australia, though I might research it.
As someone who has lived mostly in an environment of Aust/NZ English, I agree with Raymott. It's such a familiar usage I wasn't aware that it was so regionally specific.