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