Ain'she'wha

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Literal translation

Is not that what


Definition

An Atlantic Canadian colloquialism used mainly by the over-50 crowd and all Newfoundlanders. Essentially an expression meaning absolutely nothing except to re-assert what what was just already said.


Usage

Always posed as a rhetorical question. Used at least 70 times by Newfoundlanders upon visiting a large city.


Ex: "Thats some tall buildin', ainshewha?"

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