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{{About|the phrase originating from the 1995 film ''Friday''|the mixtape by Jordin Sparks|ByeFelicia{{!}}#ByeFelicia}}
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In [[American English]], the phrase "'''Bye, Felicia'''" (or sometimes "'''Bye, Felisha'''") is an informal phrase intended as a dismissive send-off, wherein a person or idea is rendered so unimportant their name is reduced to "Felicia." According to [[Ice Cube]], who starred in ''[[Friday (1995 film)|Friday]]'' and co-wrote its script, "'Bye, Felicia' [...] is the phrase to get anyone out [of] your face that's saying something stupid".<ref name=people>{{cite magazine|last1=Mackie|first1=Drew|title=Friday Hit Theaters 20 Years Ago – And Gave Us 'Bye, Felicia'|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=April 26, 2015|url=http://www.people.com/article/friday-20th-anniversary-bye-felicia-origin|access-date=July 25, 2015|archive-date=July 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722014556/http://www.people.com/article/friday-20th-anniversary-bye-felicia-origin|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=conan>{{cite episode |url=https://teamcoco.com/video/ice-cube-friday |title=Ice Cube On The 20th Anniversary Of ''Friday'' |date=April 16, 2015 |series=Conan |series-link=Conan (talk show) |season=5 |number=76 |network=[[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]] |first=Conan (host) |last=O'Brien |authorlink=Conan O'Brien |time=1:09 |time-caption=Quote begins at}}</ref> [[Nicole Richie]] said "Felicia is, like, some random{{efn|See [[wikt:random#Noun|noun definition #4]] on Wiktionary: "An undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence."}} that you just do not even care about."<ref name=seacrest/>
In [[American English]], the phrase "'''Bye, Felicia'''" (actually spelled "Felisha" in the cast listing) is an informal phrase intended as a dismissive send-off, where the recipient is rendered so unimportant their name is reduced to "Felicia."


==Origin==
The phrase originally comes from a scene involving [[Angela Means]]' character Felisha in the American comedy film ''[[Friday (1995 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". It was also used in the film ''[[Straight Outta Compton (film)|Straight Outta Compton]]'' (2015) by Ice Cube's son portraying the actor during the hotel party scene when the celebration was unceremoniously interrupted by the boyfriend of a female guest named Felicia.<ref name=People>{{cite magazine|last1=Mackie|first1=Drew|title=Friday Hit Theaters 20 Years Ago – And Gave Us 'Bye, Felicia'|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=April 26, 2015|url=http://www.people.com/article/friday-20th-anniversary-bye-felicia-origin|access-date=July 25, 2015|archive-date=July 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722014556/http://www.people.com/article/friday-20th-anniversary-bye-felicia-origin|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Origins==
[[File:Ice Cube 2, 2012.jpg|thumb|upright|right|[[Ice Cube]] (pictured in 2012) starred in and co-wrote the script for the 1995 film ''[[Friday (1995 film)|Friday]]'', in which the phrase originated.]]
[[File:Ice Cube 2, 2012.jpg|thumb|upright|right|[[Ice Cube]] (pictured in 2012) starred in and co-wrote the script for the 1995 film ''[[Friday (1995 film)|Friday]]'', in which the phrase originated.]]


The phrase originally comes from a scene in the 1995 American comedy film ''Friday''. Ice Cube's character says the line to dismiss [[Angela Means]]' character, Felisha. In an interview with [[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe magazine]] to commemorate the film's 20th anniversary, Means said she believes the phrase wasn't in the script and Ice Cube [[Ad libitum|ad-libbed]] the line "based off what I gave him as an actor."<ref name=vibe>{{cite interview |url=http://www.vibe.com/2015/04/angela-means-friday-bye-felicia-interview |title=Hi, Felicia: Catching Up With ''Friday'' Actress, Angela Means, 20 Years Later |last=Augustin |first=Camille |date=April 24, 2015 |work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] |access-date=May 30, 2024 |publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]]}}</ref>
In 2009, the phrase entered the lexicon of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'', an American [[Reality television#Reality competition or game shows|reality competition]] television series. However, ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' wrote: "[E]ven that wouldn't necessarily account for the phrase extending beyond the cultures that would watch either ''Friday'', ''Drag Race'' or both."<ref name=People/> 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."<ref name=People/>


==Rise in Popularity==
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In the 2015 movie ''Straight Outta Compton'', 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.<ref>{{cite news|work=Fast Company|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3049733/the-inside-story-of-how-the-ultimate-bye-felicia-got-in-straight-outta-compton|title=The Inside Story of How the Ultimate 'Bye, Felicia' Got In ''Straight Outta Compton''|access-date=January 30, 2019|archive-date=January 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130110143/https://www.fastcompany.com/3049733/the-inside-story-of-how-the-ultimate-bye-felicia-got-in-straight-outta-compton|url-status=live}}</ref>
According to Robert Thompson, a media professor at [[Syracuse University]], the phrase went relatively unnoticed at first and it was regarded as a "throw-away line." He suggested that it only became popular with the advent of [[social media]] and [[Youtube]].<ref name=kansas>{{cite news |url=https://www.kansas.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article30539427.html |title=Pop culture says hello to 'Bye, Felicia' |first=Shelby |last=Reynolds |date=August 11, 2015 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |url-access=subscription |work=[[Wichita Eagle]] |publisher=[[McClatchy]]}}</ref> On Google, "bye felicia" first began to grow in popularity as a search term around August 2012 and peaked in September 2015. The phrase has been gradually dwindling in popularity as a search term ever since, although it had a brief resurgence in December 2017.<ref name=trends>{{cite web |url=https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=bye%20felicia |title=Interest over time for 'bye felicia' |work=[[Google Trends]]}}</ref> According to [[Twitter]] analytics site Topsy, the hashtag "#ByeFelicia" was used over 35,000 times in August 2014.<ref name=topsy>{{cite web |url=http://topsy.com/s?q=%23ByeFelicia&mintime=1388592050&maxtime=1401638432 |title=Twitter Search, Monitoring, & Analytics |work=Topsy |url-status=dead}}{{dead link|date=May 2024}}</ref><ref name=bustle/>


In 2009, the phrase entered the lexicon of the [[LGBT community]] thanks to its usage on ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'', an American [[Reality television#Reality competition or game shows|reality competition]] television series.<ref name=people/><ref name=rupaul>{{cite web |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2018/02/07/bye-felicia-meaning-what-is-bye-felicia-origin/ |title=Bye Felicia: What is Bye Felicia and where did it come from? |date=February 7, 2018 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |first=Josh |last=Jackman |quote=Fans of ''RuPaul’s Drag Race'' will have heard 'Bye Felicia' more times than they can count.}}</ref>
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==Usage in Popular Culture==
In 2014 [[VH1]] launched a reality showed titled ''Bye Felicia'' starring Missy Young and Deborah Hawkes. Each episode sees Young and Hawkes give a young woman a makeover and help them "say goodbye for good to their inner 'Felicia.'"<ref name=bustle>{{cite news |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/52505-what-does-bye-felicia-mean-why-are-people-saying-it-all-of-a-sudden |title=What Does "Bye, Felicia" Even Mean? |date=December 9, 2014 |first=Kaitlin |last=Reilly |work=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]] |access-date=May 30, 2024}}</ref>

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In the 2015 movie ''Straight Outta Compton'', Ice Cube (played by his son, [[O'Shea Jackson Jr.]]) said, "Bye, Felicia!", while 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.<ref>{{cite news|work=Fast Company|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3049733/the-inside-story-of-how-the-ultimate-bye-felicia-got-in-straight-outta-compton|title=The Inside Story of How the Ultimate 'Bye, Felicia' Got In ''Straight Outta Compton''|access-date=January 30, 2019|archive-date=January 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130110143/https://www.fastcompany.com/3049733/the-inside-story-of-how-the-ultimate-bye-felicia-got-in-straight-outta-compton|url-status=live |first=Joe |last=Berkowitz}}</ref>

The phrase has also been used by numerous celebrities. Some examples include:
* Musical artist [[Jordin Sparks]] referenced the phrase in the title of her first mixtape ''#ByeFelicia''.<ref name=bustle/>
* On an episode of [[On Air with Ryan Seacrest]], guest Nicole Richie informed [[Ryan Seacrest|Seacrest]] about the phrase and its origins.<ref name=seacrest>{{cite av media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFcGBYOtA5w |via=Youtube |first1=Ryan |last1=Seacrest |authorlink1=Ryan Seacrest |first2=Nicole |last2=Richie |authorlink2=Nicole Richie |title=The Meaning of "Bye Felicia" |date=August 4, 2014 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |work=[[On Air with Ryan Seacrest]]}}</ref>
* [[Robin Roberts]], one of the hosts of ''[[Good Morning America]]'', directed the phrase towards [[Omarosa Manigault Newman|Omarosa Manigault]] after she resigned as adviser to President [[Donald Trump]].<ref name=variety>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/robin-roberts-omarosa-bye-felicia-1202641275/ |title=‘Good Morning America’s’ Robin Roberts to Omarosa: ‘Bye, Felicia’ |date=December 14, 2017 |first=Rebecca |last=Rubin |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=May 30, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Keith Olbermann]] regularly used the phrase on his [[Olbermann (TV series)|eponymous show]] on [[ESPN]], and often uses the term on Twitter as a means of ending a conversation.<ref name=stlouis>{{cite news |url=https://www.stlamerican.com/sports/sports_columnists/in_the_clutch/stuart-scott-the-coolest-man-in-sports-made-it-to-the-other-side/article_a1537d46-96ca-11e4-9ad7-3f31c75eba1f.html |title=Stuart Scott: The coolest man in sports made it to the other side |date=January 7, 2015 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |first=Ishmael |last=Sistrunk |work=[[St Louis American]]}}</ref><ref name=tweet>{{cite tweet |user=KeithOlbermann |author=Keith Olbermann |title=Sepp #Blatter exit, short version: Bye Felicia |number=605777913204457472}}</ref>

==Criticism==
Writing for the online magazine [[The Root (magazine)|The Root]], Dustin J. Seibert says that the phrase was originally created by black people and meant to be used by black people. According to him, "white people co-opted the phrase and stunk it up [...] Hit up the former Twitter right now and type “Bye Felicia” in the search bar…you’ll see it’s not ''us'' using it like that anymore." He specifically mentioned Olbermann as someone who co-opted and "stunk up" the term. <ref name=root>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.theroot.com/bye-felicia-is-29-years-old-but-the-original-felicia-i-1851261054 |title=Catchphrase 'Bye Felicia' is 29 Years Old. But the Original Felicia Isn't a Fan. |date=February 29, 2024 |first=Dustin J. |last=Seibert |work=[[The Root (magazine)|The Root]] |access-date=May 30, 2024}}</ref> [[theGrio]]'s Monique Judge agrees that Olbermann overused the phrase, and cites him as an example of "white people stealing a phrase with significant meaning for Black people."<ref name=grio>{{cite web |url=https://thegrio.com/2024/03/12/marjorie-taylor-greenes-co-opting-of-sayhername-is-egregious-but-white-people-do-this-all-the-time/ |title=Marjorie Taylor Greene’s co-opting of #SayHerName is egregious, but white people do this all the time |date=Mar 12, 2024 |first=Monique |last=Judge |work=[[theGrio]] |publisher=[[Allen Media Group]]}}</ref>

In an interview with [[National Public Radio|NPR]], Allison Davis talked about the phrase's usage in ''Straight Outta Compton'', saying director [[F. Gary Gray|Gary Gray]] unnecessarily added a "misogynistic moment for a punchline." She characterized the scene as "kind of disturbing" and "slut-shaming," and was particularly critical of the decision to have the partygoers blame Felicia, "the harlot troublemaker," and punish her by kicking her out of the party naked.<ref name=npr>{{cite interview |url=https://www.npr.org/2015/08/18/432620039/a-meme-gets-an-uncomfortable-backstory-in-straight-outta-compton |title=A Meme Gets An Uncomfortable Backstory In ''Straight Outta Compton'' |date=August 18, 2015 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |author=NPR Staff |interviewer=[[Steve Inskeep]] |work=[[National Public Radio|NPR]]}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Bye Felipe]]
* [[Bye Felipe]]



==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==Bibliography==
==Notes==
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* {{cite news|url=http://www.vibe.com/2015/04/angela-means-friday-bye-felicia-interview/|title=Hi, Felicia: Catching Up With 'Friday' Actress, Angela Means, 20 Years Later|last=Augustin|first=Camille|date=April 24, 2015|work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]}}
* {{cite magazine|url=http://time.com/3824859/ice-cube-bye-felicia/|title=Watch Ice Cube Tell Conan Why Everybody's Saying 'Bye Felicia'|last=Begley|first=Sarah|date=April 16, 2015|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}
* {{cite news|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/04/24/friday_movie_20th_anniversary_how_bye_felicia_took_over_pop_culture_video.html|title= The Eternal Appeal of 'Bye, Felicia,' 20 Years Later|last1=Harris|first1=Aisha|last2=Hubbard|first2=Daniel|date=April 24, 2015|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]}}
*{{cite news|url=http://entertainthis.usatoday.com/2015/04/16/bye-felicia-ice-cube-friday-anniversary/|title=Ice Cube is So Proud of 'Bye, Felicia'|date=April 16, 2015|work=USA Today}}
* {{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/24/bye-felicia-angela-means-kaaya-20-years-anniversary-of-friday_n_7139170.html|title='Bye Felicia' Actress, Angela Means Kaaya, Talks 20-Year Anniversary of 'Friday'|last=Williams|first=Brennan|date=April 24, 2015|work=[[The Huffington Post]]}}


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

In American English, the phrase "Bye, Felicia" (or sometimes "Bye, Felisha") is an informal phrase intended as a dismissive send-off, wherein a person or idea is rendered so unimportant their name is reduced to "Felicia." According to Ice Cube, who starred in Friday and co-wrote its script, "'Bye, Felicia' [...] is the phrase to get anyone out [of] your face that's saying something stupid".[1][2] Nicole Richie said "Felicia is, like, some random[a] that you just do not even care about."[3]

Origin

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

The phrase originally comes from a scene in the 1995 American comedy film Friday. Ice Cube's character says the line to dismiss Angela Means' character, Felisha. In an interview with Vibe magazine to commemorate the film's 20th anniversary, Means said she believes the phrase wasn't in the script and Ice Cube ad-libbed the line "based off what I gave him as an actor."[4]

Rise in Popularity

According to Robert Thompson, a media professor at Syracuse University, the phrase went relatively unnoticed at first and it was regarded as a "throw-away line." He suggested that it only became popular with the advent of social media and Youtube.[5] On Google, "bye felicia" first began to grow in popularity as a search term around August 2012 and peaked in September 2015. The phrase has been gradually dwindling in popularity as a search term ever since, although it had a brief resurgence in December 2017.[6] According to Twitter analytics site Topsy, the hashtag "#ByeFelicia" was used over 35,000 times in August 2014.[7][8]

In 2009, the phrase entered the lexicon of the LGBT community thanks to its usage on RuPaul's Drag Race, an American reality competition television series.[1][9]

In 2014 VH1 launched a reality showed titled Bye Felicia starring Missy Young and Deborah Hawkes. Each episode sees Young and Hawkes give a young woman a makeover and help them "say goodbye for good to their inner 'Felicia.'"[8]

In the 2015 movie Straight Outta Compton, Ice Cube (played by his son, O'Shea Jackson Jr.) said, "Bye, Felicia!", while 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.[10]

The phrase has also been used by numerous celebrities. Some examples include:

Criticism

Writing for the online magazine The Root, Dustin J. Seibert says that the phrase was originally created by black people and meant to be used by black people. According to him, "white people co-opted the phrase and stunk it up [...] Hit up the former Twitter right now and type “Bye Felicia” in the search bar…you’ll see it’s not us using it like that anymore." He specifically mentioned Olbermann as someone who co-opted and "stunk up" the term. [14] theGrio's Monique Judge agrees that Olbermann overused the phrase, and cites him as an example of "white people stealing a phrase with significant meaning for Black people."[15]

In an interview with NPR, Allison Davis talked about the phrase's usage in Straight Outta Compton, saying director Gary Gray unnecessarily added a "misogynistic moment for a punchline." She characterized the scene as "kind of disturbing" and "slut-shaming," and was particularly critical of the decision to have the partygoers blame Felicia, "the harlot troublemaker," and punish her by kicking her out of the party naked.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Mackie, Drew (April 26, 2015). "Friday Hit Theaters 20 Years Ago – And Gave Us 'Bye, Felicia'". People. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  2. ^ O'Brien, Conan (host) (April 16, 2015). "Ice Cube On The 20th Anniversary Of Friday". Conan. Season 5. Episode 76. Quote begins at 1:09. TBS.
  3. ^ a b Seacrest, Ryan; Richie, Nicole (August 4, 2014). The Meaning of "Bye Felicia". On Air with Ryan Seacrest. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Youtube.
  4. ^ Augustin, Camille (April 24, 2015). "Hi, Felicia: Catching Up With Friday Actress, Angela Means, 20 Years Later". Vibe (Interview). Eldridge Industries. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  5. ^ Reynolds, Shelby (August 11, 2015). "Pop culture says hello to 'Bye, Felicia'". Wichita Eagle. McClatchy. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "Twitter Search, Monitoring, & Analytics". Topsy.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)[dead link‍]
  7. ^ a b c Reilly, Kaitlin (December 9, 2014). "What Does "Bye, Felicia" Even Mean?". Bustle. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  8. ^ Jackman, Josh (February 7, 2018). "Bye Felicia: What is Bye Felicia and where did it come from?". Retrieved May 30, 2024. Fans of RuPaul's Drag Race will have heard 'Bye Felicia' more times than they can count.
  9. ^ Berkowitz, Joe. "The Inside Story of How the Ultimate 'Bye, Felicia' Got In Straight Outta Compton". Fast Company. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  10. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (December 14, 2017). "'Good Morning America's' Robin Roberts to Omarosa: 'Bye, Felicia'". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  11. ^ Sistrunk, Ishmael (January 7, 2015). "Stuart Scott: The coolest man in sports made it to the other side". St Louis American. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  12. ^ Keith Olbermann [@KeithOlbermann] (June 2, 2015). "Sepp #Blatter exit, short version: Bye Felicia" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ Seibert, Dustin J. (February 29, 2024). "Catchphrase 'Bye Felicia' is 29 Years Old. But the Original Felicia Isn't a Fan". The Root. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  14. ^ Judge, Monique (March 12, 2024). "Marjorie Taylor Greene's co-opting of #SayHerName is egregious, but white people do this all the time". theGrio. Allen Media Group.
  15. ^ NPR Staff (August 18, 2015). "A Meme Gets An Uncomfortable Backstory In Straight Outta Compton". NPR (Interview). Interviewed by Steve Inskeep. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

Notes

  1. ^ See noun definition #4 on Wiktionary: "An undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence."
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