French exit

English

Etymology

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Noun

French exit (plural French exits)

1. A hasty exit made without saying farewells to anybody.
   • 2014, David Nicholls, Us, Harper Collins, →ISBN, page 45:

     A French exit; no thank you for having me, no I've had a lovely time. To just walk away, cool and aloof. I wondered if I could.

Synonyms

• Irish goodbye

Translations

a hasty exit made without saying farewells to anybody

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不辞而别 (zh) (bùcí'érbié)