An Irish exit is when you leave a social situation (a party or larger gathering, for example) without saying goodbye to your host or to other guests.

It isn't used among the Irish themselves, which suggests that it originated in America.

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In Brazil it's called french exit

I've heard that too!

In the states we call it an Irish Goodbye 👋 Nice to know the locals call it an exit

Short goodbyes are rare here, if anything they go on too long.

I’m a big fan of the (Irish Exit ^ 2), which is just cutting out the middleman and not going in the first place.

Lol we call it a Houdini.

Bonus points for when you offer to get drinks for your table and then just bail.

Lol Houdini ,I like it!

In some countries it's called an English exit. lol