The expression seems to have originated in the southern USA sometime in the 1930's Instead of saying goodbye, one person say "See you later aligator" and the other replies "in a while crocodile" It became famous in the 1950's when it was used in the lyrics of a smash hit song by Bill Haley and the Comets after a while, crocodile Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary Jump to navigation Jump to search Contents 1 English 11 Etymology;S see you later alligator crocodile, see you later after while alligator crocodile, see you later, after while alligator, crocodile, while alligator, alligator, after while, after a while, song lyrics, bill haley, music pop, see you later alligator, children songs, children music, see you later crocodile, after while crocodile, amy hadden, old saying, al ain zoo
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