Meanings
- Philippinesuncountablepyrotechnicsa type of firecracker that is powerful and dangerous
The other reach inside the pack he carried and brought out a piece of 'goodbye Philippines'. Rolly shone his light on it. "That's illegal, Doctor."
2023, Jose Manuel A. Santos, After Dark, Ukiyoto Publishing, →ISBN2 more examples
Goodbye Paputok — actually a reproduction of the illegal Goodbye Philippines firecracker that contains a CD recording of the sounds of exploding and lighted firecrackers and fireworks — is part of the DOH's campaign to keep the New Year festivities injury-free.
2011 December 28, Ibarra C. Mateo, “DOH launches 'safest firecracker' for New Year”, in GMA NewsA man so intoxicated he embraced a very powerful firecracker called “Goodbye Philippines” as it was about to explode was the lone fatality in the often riotous pyrotechnics-powered New Year’s Eve celebrations in the country.
2016 January 2, Aie Balagtas See, Jocelyn R. Uy, “‘Goodbye Philippines’ kills drunken reveler”, in Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Goodbye Philippines. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goodbye%20Philippines
“Goodbye Philippines.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goodbye%20Philippines. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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