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bygones

 
 
/ˈbaɪgɒnz/ noun

Definition

let bygones be bygones something that you say to tell someone to forget about the unpleasant things in the past
(Definition of bygones noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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