"badbye" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: From bad + bye, by analogy with goodbye, reanalyzed as good + bye. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bad|bye}} bad + bye, {{m|en|goodbye}} goodbye, {{compound|en|good|bye|nocat=1}} good + bye Head templates: {{en-interj}} badbye
  1. (colloquial, humorous, childish) Said in reaction to a departure involving painful emotions.
    Used to express sadness at the departure of a friend or loved one.
    Tags: childish, colloquial, humorous Categories (topical): Farewells
    Sense id: en-badbye-en-intj-mgakyQXT Disambiguation of Farewells: 24 24 24 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 27 24 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 28 23 23
  2. (colloquial, humorous, childish) Said in reaction to a departure involving painful emotions.
    Used to dismiss someone who the speaker is angry with, such that the speaker may be happy to see them leave.
    Tags: childish, colloquial, humorous Categories (topical): Farewells Synonyms: good riddance
    Sense id: en-badbye-en-intj-krXj15nA Disambiguation of Farewells: 24 24 24 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 27 24 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 28 23 23
  3. (colloquial, humorous, childish) Said in reaction to a departure involving painful emotions. Tags: childish, colloquial, humorous Categories (topical): Farewells
    Sense id: en-badbye-en-intj-cw5kRmGN Disambiguation of Farewells: 24 24 24 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 27 24 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 28 23 23

Noun

Forms: badbyes [plural]
Etymology: From bad + bye, by analogy with goodbye, reanalyzed as good + bye. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bad|bye}} bad + bye, {{m|en|goodbye}} goodbye, {{compound|en|good|bye|nocat=1}} good + bye Head templates: {{en-noun}} badbye (plural badbyes)
  1. The acknowledgement of a departure involving such negative emotions. Categories (topical): Farewells
    Sense id: en-badbye-en-noun-b4UiOV43 Disambiguation of Farewells: 24 24 24 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 27 24 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 28 23 23

Inflected forms

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