goodnight Irene

English

Alternative forms

good night, Irene; good night Irene; goodnight, Irene

Etymology

From the blues/folk song Goodnight Irene first popularized by Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter.

Pronunciation

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Noun

goodnight Irene

(idiomatic) An involuntary departure.
- 2011 February 21, “Stop! Celebrate and Witness, Goku's Back From 100X Fitness!” (4:59 from the start), in Dragon Ball Z Abridged, season 2, episode 11, spoken by Jeice (GanXingba), TeamFourStar; distributed by YouTube:
  What the bleedin' 'ell? We were havin' a right rip snorter 'ere, and then this piker shows up, and just like that it's "Good night, Irene"!

See also

goodnight Vienna

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