Gabs Goodbye

An expression that originated in Gaborone, Botswana.
A Gabs Goodbye refers to leaving a party, social gathering or other meeting without saying goodbye to the host or anyone else i.e. one minute the guest is there and the next they aren’t. A well performed Gabs Goodbye will see the guest leave and their absence is not noticed until some time later

'Have you seen Marcus?'

'Last time I saw him he was at the bar saying how he heard there was a better party at Dale’s, I think he did a Gabs Goodbye and went there'

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