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"etymology_text": "Suggesting that the speaker is holding a beer, and needs someone else to hold it in order to engage in a foolish act.",
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"ref": "2008, Kiven Hopper, One Hundred and One Dirty Nasty Disgusting Jokes You'll Love Reading, page 227",
"text": "98% OF AMERICANS SAY 'OH SHIT' BEFORE GOING IN THE DITCH ON A SLIPPERY ROAD. THE OTHER 2% ARE FROM MINNESOTA AND THEY SAY, ‘HOLD MY BEER AND WATCH THIS.’",
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"word": "hoill brillan"
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"sense": "I am about to do something crazy",
"word": "fogd/fogjátok meg a söröm"
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"sense": "I am about to do something crazy",
"word": "potrzymaj mi piwo"
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"roman": "poderži mojó pivo",
"sense": "I am about to do something crazy",
"word": "подержи моё пиво"
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"word": "hold my beer"
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