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The Portuguese Goodbye

The Portuguese Goodbye refers to a parting of ways that unfolds in stages over tens of minutes, typically involving different people taking turns reviving and extending a conversation that only appears to all non-Portuguese participants as having already reached its natural conclusion.
The way my Portuguese in-laws say goodbye after Sunday dinner typically takes 30 minutes from the first 'we need to go' to the rest of the family encircling their car in the driveway to wave at them while they disappear over the horizon - "the portuguese goodbye" par excellence.
by SalvyZ August 10, 2022
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Goodbye Loser

Goodbye Loser is used when a Pro beats a noob, Some common synonyms are Haha, That's what you get for messing with a pro.
Pro: You are the dumbest noob on earth, Goodbye Loser!
Noob: waaaaaaaaaaaa
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Jesus Goodbye

When someone announces their departure from a social gathering, disappears for a while, and then unexpectedly returns, much like Jesus' resurrection.
Tom executed the ultimate Jesus goodbye at the dinner party, informing everyone he was heading home, only to reappear an hour later with a fresh round of drinks
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dallas goodbye

Underachievement in critical moments; When an individual or team consistently falls short of expectations, despite having resources or talent to succeed.
Once again, the Cowboys have done the Dallas Goodbye, getting eliminated in the first round of playoffs.
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Maryland goodbye

Maryland goodbye: when gathering with a group, saying multiple goodbyes in various stages with new conversations in-between goodbyes. At the table, then standing by the table or front door of restaurant, then again outside of the restaurant. The total process takes a minimum of 15 minutes, there is no maximum time limit

Antonym: Irish Goodbye
I would have been home right after dinner, but I got caught up in a Maryland goodbye, and couldn't get out of there
by MattinMaryland May 31, 2024
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Hungarian Goodbye

A Hungarian Goodbye is an event between adults, usually Hungarians, that can take anywhere from thirty minutes to two hours.
"lets try to initiate a Hungarian Goodbye so we can hang out longer"
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waiving goodbye

The act of not requiring someone to bid one or more other humans farewell if doing so would be too emotionally distressing. Or the uncomfortable person himself decides to just "sneak out early" before others are awake to observe his departure, so that he doesn't have to endure the whole "long tearful parting" crap that would otherwise be "socially mandatory" if the other folks knew he was leaving.
A prime example of "waiving goodbye" is related in the classic "origin of the yodel" joke: the traveler heads out "at first cock's crow" from the farmer's barn where he'd been sleeping overnight, so that there wouldn't be any embarrassing --- and possibly dangerous! --- explaining to do if the farmer's wife and/or daughter decided to do any joyful "crowing" of their own about the wonderful things that the traveler had performed with his own "cock" on them the previous evening when they had separately gone out to the barn to bring him food and wine for his supper.
by QuacksO August 4, 2019
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