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Wed, 23 Sep 09
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Irish Goodbye

Ah. So there’s a term for it.

ronniebruce:

angelachaserules:

Irish goodbye is a slang term with its origins in the Irish-American neighborhoods of New York City and Boston. The term refers to the practice of inconspicuously leaving a place where one has gathered with friends (usually for quite some time) without ever formally announcing that one is leaving. Note that an Irish goodbye requires a conscious decision by the person to leave without bidding au revoir. It is a decision undertaken not for any emotional reasons, but solely as a matter of convenience. The Irish goodbye allows a person to disappear from a function with the utmost expediency without spending extra time on “thank-yous” etc.

Raise your hand if you’ve done this lately…

I do this all the time, haha
Origin: ronniebruce
  1. andchristina reblogged this from haveboard
  2. momentsoftransience reblogged this from ronniebruce and added:
    I do believe I have done this before.
  3. hunterpryor reblogged this from brainofg
  4. brainofg reblogged this from ronniebruce and added:
    Ah. So there’s a term for it.
  5. pnutouais reblogged this from amyh and added:
    Witness. I thought it was some rude thing that San Franciscans did. See, they don’t really leave- they just turn around...
  6. somebodyuptherelikesyou reblogged this from ronniebruce
  7. haveboard reblogged this from packiejayton
  8. nanyoky reblogged this from ronniebruce and added:
    yeah i do. makes me feel like a bitch though
  9. angelachaserules reblogged this from danirrational and added:
    i totally remember you being the best Irish Goodbyer
  10. amyh reblogged this from ronniebruce and added:
    I did this at the last FPS meeting. More so because I was in a really bad mood though and didn’t want my funk to rub off...
  11. danirrational reblogged this from angelachaserules and added:
    In DC I was king of the...Goodbye. Once Mike Menelli brought me to some awful...
  12. packiejayton reblogged this from ronniebruce and added:
    I’ve Irish Goodbye’d conversations with myself.
  13. sflan reblogged this from ronniebruce and added:
    I am the all-time master of the Irish goodbye.
  14. ronniebruce reblogged this from angelachaserules and added:
    all the time, haha
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