good riddance

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɡʊd ˈɹɪd(ə)n(t)s/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɡʊd ˈɹɪdn̩(t)s/ Hyphenation: good rid‧dance === Interjection === good riddance Used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome. Synonym: good riddings I couldn’t be more glad to see the back of them. Good riddance, I say. Goodbye and good riddance! ==== Usage notes ==== This term almost always has a negative connotation. ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === good riddance (plural good riddances) A welcome departure or loss. Synonyms: (obsolete) fair riddance, (obsolete) gentle riddance, good riddings ==== Usage notes ==== This term almost always has a negative connotation. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Good Riddance (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “a good (†fair, †gentle) riddance, good riddance” under “riddance, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2024. “good riddance, phrase”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. Gary Martin (1997–), “Good riddance”, in The Phrase Finder, retrieved 26 February 2017. “good riddance”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “good riddance to somebody” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.