Phrase guide

good riddance

intj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɡʊd ˈɹɪd(ə)n(t)s/
  • General-American: /ˌɡʊd ˈɹɪdn̩(t)s/
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1

intj

Meaning 1

Used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I couldn’t be more glad to see the back of them. Good riddance, I say.
  • Goodbye and good riddance!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: good riddings

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A welcome departure or loss.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fair riddance, gentle riddance, good riddings

Antonyms: none provided

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

82 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رَحِيل غَيْر مَأْسُوف عَلَيْهِ (raḥīl ḡayr maʔsūf ʕalayhi) — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Arabic: رَحِيل غَيْر مَأْسُوف عَلَيْهَا (raḥīl ḡayr maʔsūf ʕalayhā) — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Asturian: a Arxel, que ye tierra caliente — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Azerbaijani: yaxşı yol — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Azerbaijani: yol açıqdır — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Azerbaijani: xoş getdin — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Belarusian: абру́сам даро́га (abrúsam daróha) — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Catalan: bon vent i barca nova — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Chinese Cantonese: 好行夾唔送 /好行夹唔送 (hou2 haang4 gaap3 m4 sung3) — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Chinese Mandarin: 好走不送 (hǎozǒu bù sòng) — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Chinese Mandarin: 送瘟神 (sòng wēnshén) — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Chinese Mandarin: 再也不見 /再也不见 (zàiyě bùjiàn) — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Chinese Mandarin: 終於擺脫了 /终于摆脱了 (zhōngyú bǎituō le) — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Dutch: liever kwijt dan rijk — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Dutch: opgeruimd staat netjes — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Esperanto: ĝis neniam — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Estonian: head teed tal minna — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Finnish: tervemenoa — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • French: bon débarras — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • French: bon vent — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • West-Frisian: leaver kwyt as ryk — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • German: auf Nimmerwiedersehen — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • German: wurde auch Zeit — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • German: otherwise no real idiomatic saying — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Greek: καλά ξεκουμπίδια (kalá xekoumpídia) — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Hebrew: ברוך שפטרנו (baruch shepetaranu) — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Hungarian: jó, hogy megszabadultunk tőle — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Hungarian: nem fog hiányozni — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Hungarian: nem fogunk könnyeket hullatni érte — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Hungarian: nem kár érte — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Icelandic: farið hefur fé betra — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Irish: bliain mhaith i diaidh — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Italian: a mai più rivederci — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Italian: che liberazione — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Italian: tanti saluti — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Japanese: 厄介払い (yakkaibarai) — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Japanese: 厄払い (yakuharai) — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Persian: به سلامت (be salâmat) — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Polish: baba z wozu, koniom lżej — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Polish: droga wolna — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Polish: krzyżyk/krzyż na drogę — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Portuguese: já vai tarde — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Romanian: adio și n-am cuvinte — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Romanian: ducă-se! — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Romanian: du-te! — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Romanian: drum bun! — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Sardinian: ithe lastima! — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Scottish Gaelic: siubhal a' chlamhain — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Scottish Gaelic: 's math cuidhteas e — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Serbo-Croatian: zbogom i ne vraćaj se! /збогом и не враћај се! — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Spanish: adiós Madrid, que te quedes sin gente — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Spanish: adiós y buen viaje — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Spanish: adiós y hasta nunca — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Spanish: a enemigo que huye, puente de plata — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Spanish: con viento fresco — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Spanish: cruz y raya — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Spanish: hasta nunca — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Spanish: irse en hora mala — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Spanish: irse noramala — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Spanish: ya era hora — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Spanish: qué alivio — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Spanish: que te vayás — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Spanish: tanta paz lleves como descanso dejas — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Swedish: bli kvitt (något eller någon) — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Swedish: lycklig resa — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Thai: ไป ๆ ซะได้ก็ดี — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Thai: ดีมาก (dii maak) — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Turkish: gidişi olsun, dönüşü olmasın — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Ukrainian: ска́тертю доро́га (skátertju doróha) — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Ukrainian: скатерти́ною доро́га (skatertýnoju doróha) — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Vietnamese: đỡ nợ — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Vietnamese: rảnh nợ — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Vietnamese: vĩnh biệt — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Welsh: gwynt teg ar ei hôl — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Welsh: gwynt teg ar ei ôl — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Yiddish: אַ שיינע ריינע כּפּרה (a sheyne reyne kapore) — ''departure or loss is welcome''
  • Catalan: bon vent i barca nova — welcome departure or loss
  • Finnish: toivottu lähtö — welcome departure or loss
  • Finnish: toivottu meno — welcome departure or loss
  • Spanish: buen deshacimiento — welcome departure or loss
  • Spanish: buena desfacción — welcome departure or loss
  • Spanish: buen desfacimiento — welcome departure or loss