'Go on' instead of goodbye

Idle Billy

I hate this one; it's like as if they're saying 'go on, leave me alone now, you're taking up my time'. I think it's mainly a Cork thing. Anytime someone says this to me, I immediately reply "go on yourself".

KERSPLAT!

I say it all the time and it was mentioned once that it might sound rude

Usually it would be to people I'd know well, something like "Go on, sure I'll talk to ya later"

Usually I just mean, I'll not hold you up any longer. I still say it and probably won't stop

fatknacker

Yeah, like "good" bye is like bye but it's good that you're leaving, yeh know? So rude.

Meeoow

Another one is "a sure I'll let you go on". Basically a means "pee off" I've had enough of you.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

"Right sure, go on"
How I end a conversation.

Though apparently I only use "right" when I'm snapping angry so I hope my goodbyes at least use it in a friendly tone.

"Go on!" Also used to badger people into doing something they don't want to do

smurgen

Looking too far into things ffs.you've a grand easy mind if such a meaningless platitude pisses you off.

pablo128

I use it all the time, as do a lot of others I know. No big deal.

I only say it when I'm offering a cup of tea to someone, and they do that half-hearted refusal thing. I know they really, really want a cup of tea though. Just in their hand. Go on.

The Backwards Man

Gluck.

scouttio

Idle Billy wrote: »

I hate this one; it's like as if they're saying 'go on, leave me alone now, you're taking up my time'. I think it's mainly a Cork thing. Anytime someone says this to me, I immediately reply "go on yourself".

Woah, badass

Fox_In_Socks

I like when it's done. I think that it makes me seem important, as if they are telling me that I must have business elsewhere and I need to keep on top of it.

Eugene Norman

It sounds like "piss off" to me.

Robsweezie

LexieOnRale wrote:

"Go on!" Also used to badger people into doing something they don't want to do

A wild Mrs Doyle appeared

Jb1989

Right. Go on.. Am away. Night

Junkyard Tom

I say 'cheerie-bye-bye-ooh-hoooo' in a very camp voice.

Herb Powell

It's PC gone mad

tomwaterford

I just wait for silence and walk off when I feel the conversation is over...can't see what adding goodbye/whatever will do for it



**not as rude as that reads

LDN_Irish

Robsweezie wrote: »

A wild Mrs Doyle appeared

Mrs Doyle uses persuasion

It's super effective!

Mr_Muffin

P!ss off is the what i usually say.

Andre 3000

Mr_Muffin wrote: »

P!ss off is the what i usually say.

No you don't, stop spoofing.

maudgonner

A former colleague from Tyrone used to end his phone calls with "That'll do". He would have entire conversations with his family consisting of:
Well.
Aye.
Aye.
Naw.
Aye.
That'll do.

Jb1989

maudgonner wrote: »

A former colleague from Tyrone used to end his phone calls with "That'll do". He would have entire conversations with his family consisting of:
Well.
Aye.
Aye.
Naw.
Aye.
That'll do.

Tyrone....... Aw sure... Ya wouldn't be long getting frostbit...

Lia_lia

I believe the correct spelling is "gwaaaan".

My OH is from Cork city. I've been going out with him over 3 years, have lived in Cork for 7 years and still need to get him to "translate" Cork slang for me.

Ruu

Bye bye bye bye bye..(fades out)

G'luck.

mynameis905

Lia_lia wrote: »

I believe the correct spelling is "gwaaaan".

My OH is from Cork city. I've been going out with him over 3 years, have lived in Cork for 7 years and still need to get him to "translate" Cork slang for me.

Frequently heard in Limerick also, thankfully not in my social circles.

"Gwaaan talk chu later kiiiiiiiid"

Menas

Tis an outrage.

All the best now.

donegaLroad

maudgonner wrote: »

A former colleague from Tyrone used to end his phone calls with "That'll do". He would have entire conversations with his family consisting of:
Well.
Aye.
Aye.
Naw.
Aye.
That'll do.

'That'll do' is also very Donegal... but usually in a business context.

'Right O' or 'righty O' is a more friendly way of finishing a phone call.

Also... 'see you in a bit'

The Rape of Lucretia

Nonsense like 'go on' etc. only started because people stopped using the perfectly excellent 'toodle pip' as their departure bidding.

The creeping incidences of 'toodle ooh' were bad enough which was just a lazy man's toodle pip.

But then all hell broke loose. I mean, you will find people these days who dont even know what toodle pip means ! I despair for civilisation sometimes.

'Gluck' is the worst of all. Anyone uttering it should be immediately taken away and shot.

Riverireland

Idle Billy wrote: »

I hate this one; it's like as if they're saying 'go on, leave me alone now, you're taking up my time'. I think it's mainly a Cork thing. Anytime someone says this to me, I immediately reply "go on yourself".

I thought it was a meath thing, love your reply, will use it myself lol.

screamer

The things that you have to be worried about .......seriously so long as no one says **** off im fine. People are different and have different ways to say goodbye. Go on I'll let you go at that.

richy

screamer wrote: »

The things that you have to be worried about .......seriously so long as no one says **** off im fine. People are different and have different ways to say goodbye. Go on I'll let you go at that.

Agreed. Hate those "Im offended" people. If someone means no ill intentions by there slang/phrases who cares!

Sam Kade

I'll see you bye and bye.

Sam Kade

richy wrote: »

Agreed. Hate those "Im offended" people. If someone means no ill intentions by there slang/phrases who cares!

Fcuk off out of here so

dxhound2005

I always say God Be With You.

I hate how that perfectly lovely phrase has been changed to Goodbye or even Bye by people too lazy to say the words properly. Of course some of them do try to compensate by saying Bye Bye Bye Bye Bye Bye Bye, especially when ending phone conversations. But it's not the same.

The Rape of Lucretia

dxhound2005 wrote: »

I always say God Be With You.
I hate how that perfectly lovely phrase has been changed to Goodbye or even Bye by people too lazy to say the words properly.

The rest of us dont live in the 14th century like you though. (and the God thing has been well and truly debunked since then too).


On the general topic, the really galling thing when someone leaves you with 'go on', 'gluck', 'that'll do', etc is that you know you have been wasting your time and should not have been speaking in the first place to someone of the lower classes who will use such a phrase.
Utterly maddening.

bee06

Jeez, some people are very easy to offend. I've always taken it to mean... Go on sure I'm only keeping you from whatever you need to be doing (because you are so important with many important things to do).

Riverireland

bee06 wrote: »

Jeez, some people are very easy to offend. I've always taken it to mean... Go on sure I'm only keeping you from whatever you need to be doing (because you are so important with many important things to do).

Nope, they've been trying to shake you off all along, sorry ☺️

Sir Osis of Liver.

I use "toodle pip" or "fcuk off".

MRnotlob606

One thing I say is "I'll leave you off"

Idle Billy

Fox_In_Socks wrote: »

I like when it's done.

You mean you like doing it! At who's expense though?

Idle Billy

bee06 wrote: »

I've always taken it to mean... Go on sure I'm only keeping you from whatever you need to be doing

Well that's actually a contradiction when you think about it!