せいせいすらあ Meaning


This is from the manga Kaiji. A hated character is making his departure, and
Kaiji thinks to himself, "消えろ！消えろ！。。。！” ”せいせいすらあ。。。。”

The first part is pretty easy, basically like "Yeah, get outta here!" But I
can't figure out at all what the ”せいせいすらあ" means. There's tons of meanings for
せいせい, and not having much like finding info in すらあ either.




First of all,

> 「せいせい **すらあ** 」

is a Tokyo tough guy's colloquial version of

> 「せいせい **するわ** 」

(For those who still believe that 「わ」 is feminine, it is **_not_**.)

Next, 「せいせいする」. (「清々する」 using kanji.)

It is a set phrase expressing how one feels refreshed, relieved, etc. after a
big problem has disappeared. My own secret translation of the phrase would be:

> " ** _Good Riddance!_** "

