Used by Europeans, especially from central & eastern Europe, to describe a passive aggressive person who wants to say "no" to a proposition but is either too embarrassed or feeble to come right out with it, so drags things out until you get bored and/or get the message. Based on the alleged characteristic of the English who drift away from parties without really saying "goodbye"
Vlad: these guys have been negotiating for weeks but they never get to a decision
Boris: give up - their giving you the english goodbye, mate
Boris: give up - their giving you the english goodbye, mate
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Rather than be honest about the reasons behind his actions Brennan pulled an Irish Goodbye... "Wet is Wet".
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