muss-be in English

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{
  "etymology_text": "A reduction of the phrase \"must be\".",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "contraction"
      },
      "expansion": "muss-be",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "\"must be\"; A response in the affirmative, by people such as disgruntled workers, to respond to a question that does not interest them."
      ],
      "id": "en-muss-be-en-intj-H39NIRxL",
      "links": [
        [
          "must",
          "must"
        ],
        [
          "be",
          "be"
        ],
        [
          "affirmative",
          "affirmative"
        ],
        [
          "disgruntled",
          "disgruntled"
        ],
        [
          "workers",
          "workers"
        ],
        [
          "respond",
          "respond"
        ],
        [
          "question",
          "question"
        ],
        [
          "interest",
          "interest"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) \"must be\"; A response in the affirmative, by people such as disgruntled workers, to respond to a question that does not interest them."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "dunno"
        },
        {
          "word": "whatever"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gesso"
        },
        {
          "word": "it is what it is"
        },
        {
          "word": "sure"
        },
        {
          "word": "muzzbe"
        },
        {
          "word": "muz-bee"
        },
        {
          "word": "mhuzbee"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "muss-be"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "A reduction of the phrase \"must be\".",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "contraction"
      },
      "expansion": "muss-be",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "dunno"
    },
    {
      "word": "whatever"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English contractions",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English non-lemma forms",
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "\"must be\"; A response in the affirmative, by people such as disgruntled workers, to respond to a question that does not interest them."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "must",
          "must"
        ],
        [
          "be",
          "be"
        ],
        [
          "affirmative",
          "affirmative"
        ],
        [
          "disgruntled",
          "disgruntled"
        ],
        [
          "workers",
          "workers"
        ],
        [
          "respond",
          "respond"
        ],
        [
          "question",
          "question"
        ],
        [
          "interest",
          "interest"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) \"must be\"; A response in the affirmative, by people such as disgruntled workers, to respond to a question that does not interest them."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "gesso"
    },
    {
      "word": "it is what it is"
    },
    {
      "word": "sure"
    },
    {
      "word": "muzzbe"
    },
    {
      "word": "muz-bee"
    },
    {
      "word": "mhuzbee"
    }
  ],
  "word": "muss-be"
}

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"muss-be" meaning in English

Interjection