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Ja well no fine

Ja well no fine
 other.β€” Β«A casual conversation includes the benediction: “Ja well, no fine,” meaning: “How interesting, do go on” or “I”ve had enough, go away.”Β» β€”β€œParadoxes abound in S. Africa’s march to democracy” by James Flannery in Johannesburg, South Africa Reuters Apr. 14, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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