Bye, Felicia
Bye, Felicia (interjection) means a dismissive farewell used to brush off someone considered irrelevant or not worth the attention, roughly meaning 'goodbye, and I don't care'. Example: “He threatened to leave the group chat, so we all just said bye, Felicia.”
How to Use Bye, Felicia
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA rude way of saying goodbye to someone you couldn't care less about.
Informal and originally African-American English, spread widely through social media in the 2010s. It is usually jokey between friends but genuinely cutting when aimed at someone. Frequently spelt Felicia even though the film's credits use Felisha.
The name is fixed. You say 'bye, Felicia' to anyone, regardless of what they are actually called — that is the joke.
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He threatened to leave the group chat, so we all just said _____.
Etymology
From a minor character named Felisha in the 1995 American film Friday, brushed off with the line that became the catchphrase.
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Where does 'bye, Felicia' come from?
It comes from the 1995 film Friday, in which a character asking to borrow things is waved away with the line. The phrase circulated for years before social media turned it into a mainstream catchphrase in the 2010s.
Who is Felicia?
Nobody in particular. Felicia is the film character the line was originally aimed at, and the name stuck as a stand-in for anyone being dismissed. The person you say it to is almost never called Felicia.
Is 'bye, Felicia' offensive?
It is dismissive by design, which is the whole point. Among friends it reads as teasing; said seriously it is a deliberate insult, telling someone they are beneath your notice.