"sorry business" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} sorry business
  1. (Australian Aboriginal) A mourning practice such as a funeral.
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  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sorry, business. (a wretched affair)
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