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{
"etymology_text": "A reduction of the phrase \"must be\".",
"forms": [
{
"form": "muzzbe",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "muz-bee",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "mhuzbee",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
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"1": "en",
"2": "contraction"
},
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"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "intj",
"senses": [
{
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{
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
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],
"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"
}
],
"tags": [
"slang"
]
}
],
"word": "muss-be"
}
{
"etymology_text": "A reduction of the phrase \"must be\".",
"forms": [
{
"form": "muzzbe",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "muz-bee",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "mhuzbee",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "contraction"
},
"expansion": "muss-be",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "intj",
"related": [
{
"word": "dunno"
},
{
"word": "whatever"
}
],
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{
"categories": [
"English contractions",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English non-lemma forms",
"English slang",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries"
],
"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": "muss-be"
}
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