زرشک
English translation: Humph! What a thought!
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| 06:53 Dec 7, 2015 |
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|  Selected response from: Ali Farzaneh Iran Local time: 22:20 | ||||||
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| 5 | humph! |
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| 5 | giving Daesh the finger! |
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| 5 | nuts! |
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| 4 | What an idle thought! What a useless thought! |
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5 mins confidence: 
What an idle thought! What a useless thought! Explanation: |
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29 mins confidence:
humph! Explanation: ۳. (شبه جمله) [عامیانه، مجاز] هنگام مسخره کردن به کار میرود: فکر کردی خیلی بزرگ شدی؟! زرشگ! used to show that you do not believe something or do not approve of something https://www.vajehyab.com/amid/%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%B4%DA%A9 |
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1 hr confidence:
giving Daesh the finger! Explanation: giving Daesh the finger! |
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5 hrs confidence:
nuts! Explanation: This famous English phrase fits perfectly. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 11 hrs (2015-12-07 18:11:26 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- for the history of this see: http://www.army.mil/article/92856 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_McAuliffe |
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