"let the door hit you where the good Lord split you" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: Described as early as 1977 as Black American slang constituting a "nasty command to leave, euphemism of 'split you' avoiding profanity." The phrase "where the good Lord split you" describes the crease of the buttocks. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} let the door hit you where the good Lord split you
  1. Synonym of don't let the door hit you on the way out Synonyms: don't let the door hit you on the way out [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-let_the_door_hit_you_where_the_good_Lord_split_you-en-phrase-KO1HZr7j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English imperative sentences, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1991, Dorothy Abbott, Mississippi Writers: Poetry, page 343:",
          "text": "If you want a ride, you let the doorknob hit you where the good lord split you.",
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          "ref": "2013, Alice Crespo, Never Be Discouraged, page 74:",
          "text": "I knew this one guy who said that I could date him as long as I promised him that I would give up my dog and my white cane—I told him, “don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split you.”",
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          "ref": "2014, Samuel G. Freedman, Breaking the Line: The Season in Black College Football, page 31:",
          "text": "I need a man around me who's smart as me or smarter. And if you ain't, then get outta that chair. And let the door hit you where the good Lord split you.",
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