good riddance
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good riddance
- /ˌɡʊd ˈɹɪd(ə)n(t)s/ UK
- /ˌɡʊd ˈɹɪdn̩(t)s/ US
Where it comes from
From good + riddance (“act of ridding or removal; relief involving getting rid of something”), possibly influenced by the earlier obsolete terms fair riddance and gentle riddance.
interjection good riddings
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Used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome.
I couldn’t be more glad to see the back of them. Good riddance, I say.
Similar: good riddings
noun good riddances · good riddings
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A welcome departure or loss.
The fortification whereof he last advertised has required more time than he expected, "or in good riddance needed."
Similar: fair riddance, gentle riddance, good riddings
Translations
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intj ''departure or loss is welcome''
| Español | adiós Madrid, que te quedes sin gente, hasta nunca, a enemigo que huye, puente de plata, con viento fresco, cruz y raya, tanta paz lleves como descanso dejas |
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| 日本語 | 厄介払い yakkaibarai, 厄払い yakuharai |
| 中文 | 好走不送 hǎozǒu bù sòng, 送瘟神 sòng wēnshén, 再也不見 /再也不见 zàiyě bùjiàn, 終於擺脫了 /终于摆脱了 zhōngyú bǎituō le |
| Português | já vai tarde |
| Français | bon débarras, bon vent |
| Deutsch | auf Nimmerwiedersehen, wurde auch Zeit, otherwise no real idiomatic saying |
| Italiano | a mai più rivederci, che liberazione, tanti saluti |
| Ελληνικά | καλά ξεκουμπίδια kalá xekoumpídia |
| Română | adio și n-am cuvinte, ducă-se!, du-te!, drum bun! |
| Tiếng Việt | đỡ nợ, rảnh nợ, vĩnh biệt |
| العربية | رَحِيل غَيْر مَأْسُوف عَلَيْهِ raḥīl ḡayr maʔsūf ʕalayhi, رَحِيل غَيْر مَأْسُوف عَلَيْهَا raḥīl ḡayr maʔsūf ʕalayhā |
| עברית | ברוך שפטרנו baruch shepetaranu |
noun welcome departure or loss
| Español | buen deshacimiento/desfacimiento, buena desfacción |
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title = {good riddance},
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