[PW] ? Yiddish expression for "Good riddance"

Ruth E. Seid ruthseid at lafn.org
Tue May 27 12:23:08 PDT 2008


 From my mother, Ethel Seid:
I think that's "putter gevoren." The u in putter sounds like oo in 
look.  It means got rid  of finally. Hope that helps.
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Ruth Ellen Seid

Ellen wrote:
> I am trying to find a Yiddish expression that describes the sentiment "good riddance" in the sense that a bureaucrat was hassling someone and she is replaced by someone new.
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> Any help that you could give would be greatly appreciated.
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> Thanks,
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> Ellen
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