"good riddance of bad rubbish" meaning in English

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Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj|head=good riddance of bad rubbish}} good riddance of bad rubbish
  1. (archaic) Alternative form of good riddance to bad rubbish Tags: alt-of, alternative, archaic Alternative form of: good riddance to bad rubbish
    Sense id: en-good_riddance_of_bad_rubbish-en-intj-6oGP1YHg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=good riddance of bad rubbish}} good riddance of bad rubbish (uncountable)
  1. (archaic) Alternative form of good riddance to bad rubbish Tags: alt-of, alternative, archaic, uncountable Alternative form of: good riddance to bad rubbish
    Sense id: en-good_riddance_of_bad_rubbish-en-noun-6oGP1YHg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
     
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