Meanings
- InternetsarcasticUsed to celebrate the end or demise of someone or something unfavorable or disliked.
Synonyms: good riddance
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseUsed to celebrate the end or demise of someone or something unfavorable or disliked.
Origin
Originated from a scene in the series The Critic (1995) where the protagonist Jay Sherman applauds the burning of a theater hosting a production of the stage play Cats, implying that it was a worthless production. Popularized in the 2000s among Internet users.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
and nothing of value was lost. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/and%20nothing%20of%20value%20was%20lost
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