# bye, Felisha
## English
### Interjection

bye, Felisha
* Alternative spelling of bye, Felicia.
** 1999, Tandis Sale, quotee, “Senior Quotes”, in Shire, volume 34, McLean, Va.: Langley High School, →OCLC, page 76, column 2:Kim—Bye Felisha
** 2015, Tony Ginyard, “Regroup”, in Misled, Indianapolis, Ind.: Dog Ear Publishing, →ISBN, page 187:“Come back here, Kendra! We’re not done!” / “Bye, Felisha!” Kendra said with a wave of the hand as she released her grip on the sink and stepped back. Ignoring Pamela’s continued screams of protests, she left the bathroom and walked into the bedroom.
** 2016, Gwen Foster Oglesby, “Supervisor Amnesty Day”, in Call Center: A Focus on Customer Service, Dallas, Tex.: Brown Books Publishing Group, →ISBN:Astonishingly, common themes emerged from my fellow peers who have worked at various call centers. Take a look at their wishful Freudian slips: […] • Bye, Felisha!
** 2016, Skyelar Nelson, “Watching in My Sleep”, in Payless: A Novel, Bloomington, Ind.: Archway Publishing, →ISBN:“That’s it, La’ Vicha! GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE! […]” / “Tyrone…” / “Go to the club and let some broke chump clown buy you some cheap ass liquor and you’ll probably let him hit. Bye Felisha, before I call the police and my lawyer!” / A part of La’ Vicha feels bad, but that is the only way she knows how to react.
** 2017 July 14, Mr Cox, “Santander, Spain – Year 10 Trip”, in Mrs Armitage, editor, Bushey Meads News, number 115, Bushey, Hertfordshire: Bushey Meads School:Mr B said "bye Felisha!" and then pushed him in the sand
** 2021, Sandra Mariah Wright, Leanne Marrama, “Out, Damn Spot, Out!”, in Lighting the Wick: An Intuitive Guide to the Ancient Art & Modern Magic of Candles, New York, N.Y.: TarcherPerigee, →ISBN, chapter 9 (Let It Shine: Brilliant House Blessing), page 147:Pick up your broom or mop, and clean your floor counterclockwise. As you sweep or mop, say: / “I sweep away problems, / Far from this house, / All that disturb us/me, / Will be cast out.” / When weather permits, Leanne does this with her doors and windows open. This kicks out any lingering BS around her family. After she is done sweeping or mopping, she tosses the dirt or dirty water out the front door, yelling, “Bye, Felisha!” or “Get out!” She occasionally gets looks from the neighbors, but it works.
** 2021 March 6, Yakima Herald-Republic guest editor, “Enjoy Phase 2, but we’re not done”, in Barry Holtzclaw, editor, The Daily News, volume 98, number 287, Longview, Wash.: Lee Enterprises, →ISSN, →OCLC, page A5, columns 3–4:A 10% decreasing trend in case rates during the previous two-week period; a 10% decrease in COVID-19 hospital admission rates during the previous 14-day period; an ICU occupancy rate less than 90%; and a test positivity rate of less than 10%. A bad week or two, and it’s “Bye, Felisha.” Or “Say goodnight, Gracie,” depending on your generation. In other words, back to Phase 1.
** 2022 January, Brandon Massey, chapter 11, in No Stone Unturned, Atlanta, Ga.: Dark Corner Publishing, →ISBN:“Can you give me your dad’s number?” Eric asked. / “Hell, naw, and you can’t buy it, either. I probably told you too much already and he’s gonna be mad at me. Bye, Felisha. We’re done.” / Junior started to shut the door.
** 2024, Dale Moore, Melanie Chikowski, “Change”, in Make It About You: How to Create the Happiness and Fulfillment You Dream Of: From Dreams to Goals to Reality:“Bye Felisha” […] There will be some people that you truly love and have made some commitment to in your current life that you may come to discover are no longer a fit for where you are going in your dream life.