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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fɔn ˈveːɡn̩
"Fachmann, von wegen!"
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Used to express strong disbelief, scorn, or rejection of a statement just made.
"Expert advice, my-foot! He has no idea what he is doing."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the colloquial interjectional phrase 'my foot!', used since the 17th century to express disbelief or contradiction. It elliptically references an oath or assertion, historically functioning to dismiss a previous statement as nonsense.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "My-foot" is said worldwide
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mon œil
Transliteration: mɔ̃ œj
"Des économies, mon œil !"
von wegen
Transliteration: fɔn ˈveːɡn̩
"Fachmann, von wegen!"
figurati
Transliteration: fiɡuˈrati
"Esperto, figurati!"
¡mis narices!
Transliteration: mis naˈɾises
"¡Expertos, mis narices!"
uma pinóquia
Transliteration: ˈumɐ piˈnɔkjɐ
"Especialista, uma pinóquia!"
बकवास
Transliteration: bakvās
"विशेषज्ञ, बकवास!"
少来这一套
Transliteration: shǎo lái zhè yí tào
"专家？少来这一套！"
말도 안 돼
Transliteration: mal-do an dwae
"전문가이긴, 말도 안 돼!"
冗談じゃない
Transliteration: jōdan ja nai
"専門家だって？冗談じゃない！"
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