[PW] ? Yiddish expression for "Good riddance"

[Tsviya Polani]

I see that a few better suggestions were offered in the middle of my night, 
but I want to reply specifically to this message for the sake of the 
archives.  "Baruch Sheptarani"  is a positive blessing.  It has no sense of 
"good riddance".  "Geh gezindt" if said with enough irony may have that 
implication, but usually does not.  Marian's "ver darft im" and Jules' and 
Donna's "Ich hob d'im in drayrd" sound much better to me.

Tsviya Polani
Reference Librarian
Aranne Library
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Be'er Sheva, Israel
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Neil Zusman" <gov at mixplex.com>
To: <list at project-wombat.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: [PW] ? Yiddish expression for "Good riddance"


> Yiddish may not have such a transliteral phrase even though its
> mentioned online in a number of venues.  It's hard to determine an
> authoritative source.
>
> There's a discussion at the Jewish Daily Forward about the Coen Brothers
> casting Yiddish speaking actors for their new film.
>
> There is a Bar Mitzvah blessing where the father is relieved of his
> burden.
> "Blessed is he who has relieved me from the responsibility of this boy".
>
> Google this:
>
> < Regarding the Blessing Baruch Sheptarani >
>
> Wikipedia has this
>
> "*Geh gezindt* --- command; go, be healthy. Used as a goodbye (Person
> says, "I'll see you later." Other person replies, "Gai gezindt." Also
> could be used as a Yiddish equivalent to "bon voyage." Usually neutral,
> but can be used to mean "good riddance."
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yinglish
>
> I wouldn't agree.
>
> nz
>
> 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.
>>
>> Any help that you could give would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Ellen
>>
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