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two-spirited

two-spirited  adj.— «The aboriginal people considered us ‘Mystics’. They call us ‘two spirited’—meaning that we’re blessed with both female and male spirits!!» —“Re: FBOFW” by hathaway@stsci.edu Usenet: rec.arts.comics...

Ja well no fine

Ja well no fine  other.— «The question was put directly to new secretary-general Cyril Ramaphosa this week and his inconclusive reply can best be described as a diplomatic “Ja, well, no fine.”» —“The ANC could take a tip...

Ja well no fine

Ja well no fine
 other.— «Because “ja well no fine” make sense to us.» —by Jean-Marie Dru Beyond Disruption: Changing the Rules in the Marketplace Apr. 12, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

Ja well no fine

Ja well no fine  other.— «A casual conversation includes the benediction: “Ja well, no fine,” meaning: “How interesting, do go on” or “I”ve had enough, go away.”» —“Paradoxes abound in S...

Ja well no fine

Ja well no fine  other.— «Consider the local expression, “Ja, well, no fine.”….Is it one word? Does it have commas? Even the Dictionary of South African English stumbles: “to explain this to a non-South African is...

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