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#129302 06/15/2004 1:28 PM
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I suppose it's not of English origin ;) What exactly does the word mean?


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Sounds like somethin yud warsh.


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Hi, rav! Where have you been? Your word sounds like a cough.


#129305 06/15/2004 2:44 PM
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I've never seen it with the "h", but it's usually a nickname. oftentimes a big, burly sorta guy...



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..or either a Harley Hawg, one.


#129307 06/15/2004 3:01 PM
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Nice syntax, tsuwm.


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Googling suggests a Czech interjection.


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>Nice syntax

you upstate NYer southrons have me so bumfuzzled I'll never be able to write proper ever agin.
-joe (northpaw) friday


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Or either Polish, one.

Although one would expect rav to know it if it were.

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Now I started wondering if the spelling had been all right.. I thought the word was some kind of Indians' greeting, 'peace brothers' or the like. But Czech or Polish interjection? I'm confused ;P



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could you be referring to the stereotyped television Indian greeting "How!"?


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Czech or Polish interjection?

Googling turns up a bunch of Czech and Polish sites, but it also seems to be a Family name.

http://koziolek.pl/knajpy.php?like=*&from=0&id=1

Scroll down to ex-bywalec.


#129314 06/16/2004 11:08 AM
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Faldage!!

Shame on you ;P Hope you don't understand what have they written (or do you?) ;)

It's used as a greeting there. I'm asking about it because I used to use the word as greeting too and have been recently told that the meaning is slightly different. But noone would explain me what is the proper one :o


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Nie rozumiem po polsku



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