auf Nimmerwiedersehen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Blend of auf Wiedersehen (“farewell”, literally “that [we may] meet again, till we meet again”) +‎ nimmer (“never again”), literally, “that we may never see again”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʊ̯f ˌnɪmɐˈviːdɐseː(ə)n/, /aʊ̯f ˈnɪmɐˌviːdɐseː(ə)n/
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Interjection

auf Nimmerwiedersehen

  1. (informal, often humorous) good riddance!, see you never!

Adverb

auf Nimmerwiedersehen

  1. (with verschwinden or other verbs indicating departure) never to be seen again
    Ihre Unterlagen sind auf Nimmerwiedersehen verschwunden.
    Their documents disappeared, never to be seen again.

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