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Daily Slang

Oum Ya... - ...قوم يا

"Oum Ya... / ...قوم يا" - Lebanese Slang - Literally means "Get up you...".  Used towards someone who is over-exaggerating or lying.  Similar to the english dismissing expression "yeah whatever".

Sample conversation:

Person 1: "I managed to lose 20 kilos in one month"

Person 2: "Oum Ya... (قوم يا)"

Person 1: "seriously, and then he went on about how he's been promoted and has a team of 100 people reporting to him now!"

Person 2 (disbelievingly): "illo eh man, illo eh..."

 

Baddi Nazzil el Sama 3al Ared - بدي نزل السما عالارض Print E-mail
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Lebanon
Written by Samir Khoury   
Wednesday, 23 September 2009 20:09
Baddi Nazzil el Sama 3al Ared - بدي نزل السما عالارض : Lebanese Slang, of unknown origin. Meaning: "I want to bring the sky down to earth". This slang is used to infer great anger which makes the person try the impossible to change the situation.
Tags Impossible - Anger - Sky - Earth - سما - ارض
Last Updated on Friday, 02 October 2009 17:21
 

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