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Used to celebrate the end or demise of someone or something unfavorable or disliked.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, sarcastic
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Synonyms: good riddance
Antonyms: none provided
History
Originated from a scene in the series The Critic (1995) where the protagonist Jay Sherman applauds the burning of a theater hosting a production of the stage play Cats, implying that it was a worthless production. Popularized in the 2000s among Internet users.
