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noun
- the act or fact of clearing away or out, as anything undesirable.
- relief or deliverance from something.
- good riddance, a welcome relief or deliverance from something: He’s gone, and good riddance!
noun
- the act of getting rid of something undesirable or unpleasant; deliverance or removal (esp in the phrase good riddance)
1530s, from rid + -ance. Good riddance, “a welcome relief from unpleasant company or an embarrassing connection” attested from 1650s (fair riddance in same sense from 1610s).
see good riddance.