Bye, Felicia

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This article is about the phrase originating from the 1995 film Friday. For the mixtape by Jordin Sparks, see #ByeFelicia.

Ice Cube (pictured in 2012) starred in and co-wrote the script for the 1995 film Friday, in which the phrase originated.

The phrase "Bye, Felicia" (actually spelled "Felisha" in the cast listing) comes from a scene from Angela Means' character Felicia in the American comedy film Friday (1995). According to Ice Cube, who starred in the film and co-wrote its script, "Bye, Felicia" is "the phrase 'to get anyone out of your face'," and, as it was used in the Friday scene, is generally intended as a dismissive send-off.[1]

In popular culture[]

In 2009, it entered the lexicon of RuPaul's Drag Race, an American reality competition television series. However, People wrote: "even that wouldn't necessarily account for the phrase extending beyond the cultures that would watch either Friday, Drag Race or both."[1] Furthermore, the magazine said of the phrase, "So when your square friend uses it, take a little bit of pleasure in knowing they're referencing a stoner comedy – or a drag reality show referencing a stoner comedy – even if they have no idea."[1]

In 2014, VH1 began airing a television show called Bye Felicia, and American R&B-pop singer Jordin Sparks released a mixtape titled #ByeFelicia.[1][2] According to Google Trends, the phrase reached its highest usage in mid-2015.[1]

In the movie Straight Outta Compton (2015), Ice Cube (played by his son, O'Shea Jackson Jr.) said, "Bye, Felicia!", when throwing a girl named Felicia out of his hotel room. Naming the girl Felicia was not an intentional reference to Friday, but when Jackson ad-libbed the line as a "coincidental joke", the filmmakers decided to keep it in the film.[3]

In the 2020 movie Holidate, Jackson (Luke Bracey) uses the phrase to say good bye to Felicity, Sloane's (Emma Roberts) ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend.[citation needed]

On December 19, 2018, former First Lady, Michelle Obama, used the phrase on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon when describing leaving the White House.[4]

On December 14, 2017, one of ABC TV's Good Morning America hosts, Robin Roberts, used the phrase to conclude a segment about Omarosa Manigault Newman's departure from the Trump administration staff.[5]

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Mackie, Drew (April 26, 2015). "Friday Hit Theaters 20 Years Ago – And Gave Us 'Bye, Felicia'". People. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  2. ^ Walker, John (November 25, 2014). "Jordin Sparks Has Two Words for Jason DeRulo On New Mixtape: 'Bye Felicia'". MTV. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  3. ^ "The Inside Story of How the Ultimate 'Bye, Felicia' Got In Straight Outta Compton". Fast Company.
  4. ^ "What Was Michelle Obama Thinking After Trump's Inauguration? 'Bye, Felicia!'". Washington Post. December 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "'GMA' host Robin Roberts on Omarosa's White House exit: 'Bye, Felicia'". USA Today. Retrieved December 15, 2017.

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