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good riddings

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Interjection

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good riddings

  1. (negative connotation) Alternative form of good riddance
    • 1906, The Century: 1906, volume 72, page 559:
      And when she added, "Good riddings! Good riddings!" it was as if she moaned.
    • 1917, Boys' Life - Aug 1917, page 23:
      [] and Mr. McCall said he would have to look it over but he didn't think he wanted any of it and good riddings.
    • 2004, N. Ross Peterson, Trehane's Hand:
      They are gone with the Lord, and good riddings to the lot.
    • 2014, Salem Rose, Celtic Portraits, page 18:
      Good riddings, but I will be back, wait for me.

Noun

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good riddings

  1. (negative connotation) Alternative form of good riddance
    • 1879, Fun, volume 29, page 239:
      We call it "a good riddings," though a paradox it seem to be; []