Irish goodbye

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Irish goodbye

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

noun Irish goodbyes

  1. US A hasty exit made without saying farewells to anybody. to pull an Irish goodbye

    Similar: Irish exit, French leave

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noun French exit — see also French exit

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"Irish goodbye." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/irish%20goodbye. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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Irish goodbye. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/irish%20goodbye

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"Irish goodbye." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/irish%20goodbye.

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@misc{irish_goodbye_2026,
  title = {Irish goodbye},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/irish%20goodbye},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}