Chakhan pakhan
English translation: Bullshit, cock and bull story
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| 5 +1 | Cock and bull story |
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| 5 | nonsense schmonsense |
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| 4 | bullshits-braggings-lies |
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3 hrs confidence: 
bullshits-braggings-lies Explanation: I prefer "bullshits" in this context. |
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7 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Cock and bull story Explanation: چاخان پاخان means an untrue and mostly boastful speech. |
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16 hrs confidence:
nonsense schmonsense Explanation: we have seen this reduplication several times recently... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduplication https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shm-reduplication |
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