Meanings
- Synonym of don't let the door hit you on the way out.
If you want a ride, you let the doorknob hit you where the good lord split you.
1991, Dorothy Abbott, Mississippi Writers: Poetry, page 3432 more examples
I knew this one guy who said that I could date him as long as I promised him that I would give up my dog and my white cane—I told him, “don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split you.”
2013, Alice Crespo, Never Be Discouraged, page 74I need a man around me who's smart as me or smarter. And if you ain't, then get outta that chair. And let the door hit you where the good Lord split you.
2014, Samuel G. Freedman, Breaking the Line: The Season in Black College Football, page 31
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseSynonym of don't let the door hit you on the way out.
Origin
Described as early as 1977 as Black American slang constituting a "nasty command to leave, euphemism of 'split you' avoiding profanity." The phrase "where the good Lord split you" describes the gluteal cleft.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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