"jein" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [German]

IPA: /jaɪ̯n/ Audio: De-jein.ogg
Rhymes: -aɪ̯n Etymology: Blend of ja + nein. Etymology templates: {{blend|de|ja|nein}} Blend of ja + nein Head templates: {{head|de|interjection}} jein
  1. (chiefly humorous) yes and no, yes but also no; kinda Tags: humorous
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ja",
        "3": "nein"
      },
      "expansion": "Blend of ja + nein",
      "name": "blend"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Blend of ja + nein.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "jein",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German blends",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1996, “Jein”, in Aussen Tophits, Innen Geschmack, performed by Fettes Brot:",
          "text": "Und ob ihr's glaubt oder nicht, mir geht es echt beschissen / Und während sich der Teufel und der Engel anschreien / Entscheide ich mich für ja, nein, ich mein jein!",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "Is there a God? – Yes. – Is he dead? – Yes and no.",
          "ref": "2019 November 22, anonymous author, “Bald wissen sie mehr”, in Titanic:",
          "text": "Gibt es einen Gott? – Ja. Ist er tot? – Jein.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "yes and no, yes but also no; kinda"
      ],
      "id": "en-jein-de-intj-GV6VLCD0",
      "links": [
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          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "yes and no",
          "yes and no"
        ],
        [
          "yes but also no",
          "yes but also no"
        ],
        [
          "kinda",
          "kinda"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly humorous) yes and no, yes but also no; kinda"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "humorous"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jaɪ̯n/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-jein.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/De-jein.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪ̯n"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jein"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ja",
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      },
      "expansion": "Blend of ja + nein",
      "name": "blend"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Blend of ja + nein.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "jein",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "German blends",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German humorous terms",
        "German interjections",
        "German lemmas",
        "German terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for translations of German quotations",
        "Rhymes:German/aɪ̯n",
        "Rhymes:German/aɪ̯n/1 syllable"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1996, “Jein”, in Aussen Tophits, Innen Geschmack, performed by Fettes Brot:",
          "text": "Und ob ihr's glaubt oder nicht, mir geht es echt beschissen / Und während sich der Teufel und der Engel anschreien / Entscheide ich mich für ja, nein, ich mein jein!",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "Is there a God? – Yes. – Is he dead? – Yes and no.",
          "ref": "2019 November 22, anonymous author, “Bald wissen sie mehr”, in Titanic:",
          "text": "Gibt es einen Gott? – Ja. Ist er tot? – Jein.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "yes and no, yes but also no; kinda"
      ],
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          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "yes and no",
          "yes and no"
        ],
        [
          "yes but also no",
          "yes but also no"
        ],
        [
          "kinda",
          "kinda"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly humorous) yes and no, yes but also no; kinda"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "humorous"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jaɪ̯n/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-jein.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/96/De-jein.ogg/De-jein.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/De-jein.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪ̯n"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jein"
}

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