Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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intj
Variously expressing ridicule, irony, indifference, surprise, or ambivalence—possibly in combination—depending on tone and context.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Afrikaans ja (“yes”) followed by English words, with echoes of Afrikaans ja nee (literally "yes no"), which in various contexts signals either whole-hearted or uncertain, possibly politely dissenting, agreement.
