Roi-ossan
| 02:11 Jul 28, 2005 |
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| 1 +1 | （おも）ろいおっさん Funny middle-aged man |
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Uncle Roy (?) Explanation: Just guessing as you don't provide any context. Personally, I've never heard this expression before - is it something somebody said to you, and is your name Roy? 'Ossan' can be slang for 'ojisan' which means 'uncle' but is also used to refer to middle-aged men. |
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3 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1（おも）ろいおっさん Funny middle-aged man Explanation: Might it be a latter part of（おも）ろいおっさん ? おもろい => funny in Kansai dialect / Osaka dialect corresponds to おもしろい in standard dialect おっさん => middle aged man in Kansai dialect / Osaka dialect corresponds to おじさん in standard dialect |
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