Irish goodbye

English Etymology The ethnicity has been swappable depending on the time and place of the speakers; more at en French leave#Etymology. en Noun en US A hasty exit made without saying farewells to anybody. en Irish exit French leave en to pull an Irish goodbye en 2015 Sarah Knight The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k Hachette UK 9781784298494 https://books.google.com/books?id=Ks2LCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT101&dq=%22Irish+goodbye%22&hl=&cd=22&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Irish%20goodbye%22&f=false If you get cornered, make like Hotspur in Henry IV, Part One. Say, “‘O gentlemen, the time of life is short!’”. Then swoop off into the next room and quickly pull an Irish goodbye. en 2016 Rob Hart South Village Polis Books 9781943818396 https://books.google.com/books?id=nreqDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT167&dq=%22Irish+goodbye%22&hl=&cd=25&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Irish%20goodbye%22&f=false So I pulled an Irish goodbye. Up and left before anyone realized I was gone. Thinking back on that now, I regret it. en 2023 Joey Hartstone The Local Pushkin Press 9781782277767 https://books.google.com/books?id=-BVyEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT50&dq=%22Irish+goodbye%22&hl=&cd=21&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Irish%20goodbye%22&f=false It seemed I had flawlessly executed the Irish goodbye without even trying. All I had left to do was leave. Translations French exit French: fr partir à l'anglaise to leave the English way Polish: pl wyjść po angielsku to leave English style Russian: ru уйти по-английски