Bye, Felicia
E548383
"Bye, Felicia" is a dismissive catchphrase from 1990s American pop culture, popularized by the film Friday and later widely used to indicate that someone is unimportant or can be easily dismissed.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Bye, Felicia" | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English-language expression
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catchphrase ⓘ internet meme ⓘ |
| associatedWithActor |
Angela Means
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Ice Cube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Felisha
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Ice Cube's character Craig Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| becameMemeIn |
2010s
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late 2000s ⓘ |
| connotation |
the person addressed is irrelevant
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the speaker is unconcerned with the person leaving ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInFilm | "Friday" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| firstPopularizedBy | film "Friday" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | African-American Vernacular English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
entered mainstream American slang
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used beyond original film context ⓘ |
| hasGenre | comedy film quote ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
dismissive farewell
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expression indicating someone can be easily dismissed ⓘ expression indicating someone is unimportant ⓘ |
| hasOriginCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginCulture | American pop culture ⓘ |
| hasOriginPeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
| hasPartOfSpeech | phrase ⓘ |
| hasSpellingVariant |
"Bye Felicia"
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"Bye Felisha" ⓘ |
| hasTone |
dismissive
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informal ⓘ sarcastic ⓘ |
| hasUsageRegister |
colloquial
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slang ⓘ |
| hasWordCount | 2 ⓘ |
| isAddressedTo | person named Felicia or metaphorical "Felicia" ⓘ |
| referencedIn |
internet GIFs
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music lyrics ⓘ reaction images ⓘ reality television ⓘ |
| typicalUsageTarget |
annoying person
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person seeking attention ⓘ unwelcome person ⓘ |
| usedAs |
dismissive response in conversation
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reaction phrase ⓘ social media catchphrase ⓘ |
| usedOnPlatform |
Facebook
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Instagram NERFINISHED ⓘ TikTok NERFINISHED ⓘ Twitter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Friday (1995 film)