"he said, she said" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} he said, she said (uncountable)
  1. Conflicting reports from two or more parties on an issue, prototypically involving a situation between a man and a woman with no other witnesses. Wikipedia link: He Said, She Said Tags: uncountable Synonyms: he-said-she-said, he say, she say Related terms: blame game Translations (conflicting reports from two or more parties on an issue): قِيل وَقال (qīl waqāl) (Arabic), 各執一詞 (Chinese Mandarin), 各执一词 (gèzhíyīcí) (Chinese Mandarin), sana sanaa vastaan (Finnish), Gerede [neuter] (German), Behauptungen [feminine, plural] (German), Aussage gegen Aussage (english: when involving a burden of proof also) (German), 言った言わない (itta iwanai) (Japanese), disse me disse [masculine] (Portuguese), diz que me disse [masculine] (Portuguese), dimes y diretes (Spanish), Él dijo, ella dijo (Spanish)

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