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French leave

French leave is “Leave of absence without permission or without announcing one’s departure”, including leaving a party without bidding farewell to the host. The intent behind this behaviour is to leave without disturbing the host. The phrase was born at a time when the English and French cultures were heavily interlinked.

In French, the phrase “filer à l’anglaise” (English leave) means the same thing.

Source davidmanque

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    AKA “The Phantom”
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    haha. i’m pretty sure my friends and I do this all the time.
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    Thats so much classier than when I just say “Screw you guys, I’m goin’ home.”
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    FRENCH WITH FRENCH SUBTITLES? :O
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    @ty @alyssa @evelyn @emily @everyoneiknow: suck it, i’m politely not
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    I prefer the term “Irish goodbye,” and I admittedly do this all the time — not to be rude, just out of necessity. If you...
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    My name is French, and everything I do is French. Ah, I’m so glad there is an entire country dedicated to allowing my...

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