riddance UK /ˈɹɪd(ə)n(t)s/US /ˈɹɪdn̩(t)s/ noun3 •An act of ridding, clearance, or removal; elimination.A gentle riddance. Draw the curtains, go. Let all of his complexion choose me so. — 1596 •Deliverance, release, setting free; a relief involving getting rid of something. •The earth thrown up by a burrowing animal. formsriddances