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    Patwa headword

    Serious-ting

    /SEER-yus TING/

    Phrase
    Gloss
    "No joke / Seriously"
    Definition
    Used to emphasize that something is not a joke, but a very serious matter.
    Example
    "A serious-ting dat, nuh laugh."
    Origin
    Compound of 'serious' and 'thing'.

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