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Irish goodbye

Irish goodbye noun: a hasty exit made without saying farewells to anybody.

Noun

Irish goodbye (plural Irish goodbyes)

  1. (US) A hasty exit made without saying farewells to anybody.
    • to pull an Irish goodbye
    • If you get cornered, make like Hotspur in Henry IV, Part One. Say, “‘O gentlemen, the time of life is short!’”. Then swoop off into the next room and quickly pull an Irish goodbye.2015, Sarah Knight, The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k, Hachette UK, →ISBN

Synonyms of Irish goodbye

Forms of Irish goodbye

pluralIrish goodbyes

Origin of Irish goodbye

The ethnicity has been swappable depending on the time and place of the speakers; more at French leave.

Questions about Irish goodbye

What does Irish goodbye mean?
Irish goodbye means a hasty exit made without saying farewells to anybody.
What part of speech is Irish goodbye?
Irish goodbye is a noun.
What is the plural of Irish goodbye?
The plural of Irish goodbye is Irish goodbyes.

Words near Irish goodbye in the dictionary

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  2. Irish Free State
  3. Irish fruit
  4. Irish fruits
  5. Irish Gaelic
  6. Irish goodbye
  7. Irish goodbyes
  8. Irish green
  9. Irish greens
  10. Irish harp
  11. Irish hint

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