Irish goodbye
Americannoun
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Irish goodbyes
plural
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The Irish goodbye is a tradition in my family, so I can respect that.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2023
Even group chat emporium WhatsApp knows it: The service recently announced that it was embracing the Irish goodbye by introducing a way for users to exit group chats without notifying the rest of the group.
From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2022
It’s also known as the Irish goodbye and the French exit.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 29, 2016
You may have heard of the Irish goodbye, or the French exit: the practice of leaving a party swiftly and quietly.
From Time ● Nov. 29, 2
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