| "I ___ sorry!" (sincere apology): 2 wds. |
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| Comeback to "Are not!" |
Premier Sunday |
28 Jun 2026 |
| "I ___ sorry!" (apologetic statement): 2 wds. |
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| Rebuttal to "Are not!" |
The Atlantic |
17 May 2026 |
| "I ___ sorry!" (sincere apology): 2 wds. |
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| "Are not!" response |
Newsday |
12 May 2026 |
| "I ___ sorry!" (sincere apology): 2 wds. |
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| Reply to "Are not!" |
Newsday |
24 Feb 2026 |
| "I ___ sorry!": 2 wds. |
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| "I ___ excited for today!": 2 wds. |
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| Petulant retort, maybe |
The Atlantic |
16 Jan 2026 |
| "I ___ bored!" |
New York Times |
27 Dec 2025 |
| Playground retort |
New York Times |
23 Dec 2025 |
| "I __ sorry" |
LA Times Daily |
06 Dec 2025 |
| "I ___ busted!" |
The Atlantic |
05 Dec 2025 |
| "I ___ sorry!" (sincere apology): 2 wds. |
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| Retort to "You are not!" |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Nov 2025 |
| "I ___ sorry!" ("I sincerely apologize"): 2 wds. |
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| "I ___ hungry!" ("I want a snack!"): 2 wds. |
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| "I ___ excited for today!": 2 wds. |
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| "I ___ sorry!": 2 wds. |
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| "Are not!" response |
Newsday |
29 Jul 2025 |
| "I ___ sorry!" (sincere apology): 2 wds. |
|
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| "Are not!" response |
Newsday |
30 Jun 2025 |
| "Are not" rejoinder (2 wds.) |
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| "Are not!" retort |
Universal |
09 Feb 2025 |
| "In sooth I know not why I ___ ___ sad", first line in The Merchant of Venice. (2,2) |
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| Juvenile denial |
Newsday |
20 Dec 2024 |
| "I ___ sorry!" (sincere apology): 2 wds. |
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| "You're not allowed to play tag with us!" rebuttal |
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| "I ___ sorry!" (sincere apology): 2 wds. |
|
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| Childish comeback |
LA Times Daily |
29 Oct 2024 |
| "I ___ excited for today!": 2 wds. |
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| I ____ embarrassed!: 2 wds. |
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| "Are not!" playground retort (2 wds.) |
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| "I ___ done with this!" |
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| Playground retort |
Universal |
24 Sep 2024 |
| "I ___ sorry!": 2 wds. |
|
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| "I ___ lost!" |
Universal |
08 Sep 2024 |
| "Are not!" reply |
Newsday |
27 Aug 2024 |
| Kid's comeback |
Newsday |
10 Aug 2024 |
| *"I ___ sorry!": 2 wds. |
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| Childish retort |
New York Times |
22 Mar 2024 |
| Playground retort |
New York Times |
08 Feb 2024 |
| "I ___ sorry!" (sincere apology): 2 wds. |
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| "Are not!" retort |
Universal |
24 Jul 2023 |
| "Are not" retort |
Universal |
29 Jun 2023 |
| 'Are not' retort |
New York Times |
03 May 2023 |
| 'I ___ tired!' |
New York Times |
02 Mar 2023 |
| Reply to 'Are not!' |
Newsday |
28 Feb 2023 |
| Schoolyard retort |
Newsday |
20 Nov 2022 |
| "I __ confused" |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jun 2022 |
| 'Yuh-HUH!' |
|
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| "Are not!" comeback |
Universal |
12 Apr 2022 |
| "I ___ sleepy!": 2 wds. |
|
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| Juvenile comeback |
Newsday |
25 Feb 2022 |
| I-sorry connector: 2 wds. |
|
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| "I ___ sorry!": 2 wds. |
|
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| ''Are not!'' comeback |
Newsday |
28 Sep 2021 |
| Kid's retort |
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| Kid's retort |
LA Times Daily |
19 Sep 2021 |
| Kid's comeback |
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| Kid's comeback |
LA Times Daily |
13 Jul 2021 |
| Defiant retort |
Universal |
12 Jul 2021 |
| Schoolyard retort |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Jul 2021 |
| “I ___ over it!” |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Feb 2021 |
| 'I ___ sorry!' |
USA Today |
17 Oct 2020 |
| ''I __ very happy!'' |
Newsday |
07 Oct 2020 |
| Recess retort |
Universal |
14 Jul 2020 |
| 'I __ confused' |
|
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| "I __ confused" |
LA Times Daily |
26 May 2020 |
| "I ___ sorry!": 2 wds. |
|
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| Schoolyard retort |
New York Times |
24 Nov 2019 |
| Schoolyard retort |
|
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| 'Are not!' comeback |
New York Times |
08 Oct 2019 |
| "Are not!" comeback |
|
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| Retort to 'Are not!' |
USA Today |
20 Sep 2019 |
| Playground comeback |
|
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| Playground comeback |
LA Times Daily |
04 Sep 2019 |
| Retort to 'Are not!' |
New York Times |
04 Jun 2019 |
| Insistent reply |
Universal |
17 May 2019 |
| Childish retort |
|
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| Schoolyard retort |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Jan 2019 |
| Schoolyard retort |
|
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| Retort to "Are not!" |
|
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| Insistent reply |
|
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| Playground comeback |
|
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| Retort to "Are not!" |
|
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| Response to 'Are not!' |
USA Today |
21 Nov 2018 |
| ''Are not!'' response |
Newsday |
12 Nov 2018 |
| "I __ busted!" |
LA Times Daily |
28 Oct 2018 |
| 'I __ busted!' |
|
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| Retort to 'Are not!' |
Premier Sunday |
02 Sep 2018 |
| Schoolyard comeback |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jun 2018 |
| Schoolyard comeback |
|
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| ''Are not!'' reply |
Newsday |
24 Apr 2018 |
| 'I ___ dead!' |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Apr 2018 |
| Playground comeback |
|
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| "I ___ dead!" |
|
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| Schoolyard comeback |
|
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| "I __ busted!" |
|
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| Playground comeback |
|
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| Response to "Are not!" |
|
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| Playground retort |
|
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| Playground retort |
LA Times Daily |
23 Oct 2017 |
| 'Are not!' evoker |
|
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| "Are not!" evoker |
LA Times Daily |
22 Oct 2017 |
| ''Are not!'' rejoinder |
Newsday |
10 Oct 2017 |
| "I ___ sorry!": 2 wds. |
|
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| "I ___ sick and tired of this!": 2 wds |
|
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| 'I ___ Proud' ('The Mikado' song) |
Wall Street Journal |
08 May 2017 |
| ''I __ out of here!'' |
Newsday |
09 Apr 2017 |
| 'Are not!' rejoinder |
New York Times |
08 Feb 2017 |
| Child's response to "Are not!" |
Universal |
13 Jan 2017 |
| Child's response to "Are not!" |
|
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| "Are not!" evoker |
|
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| Playground retort |
|
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| "Are not!" rejoinder |
|
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| Recess rejoinder |
LA Times Daily |
03 Dec 2016 |
| Reply to ''Are not!'' |
Newsday |
18 May 2016 |
| ''Are not!'' comeback |
Newsday |
12 Jan 2016 |
| Adamant affirmation |
|
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| Reply to "Are not!" |
USA Today |
11 Nov 2015 |
| Recess retort |
LA Times Daily |
10 May 2015 |
| Assertive comeback |
Newsday |
03 May 2015 |
| "Are not!" reply |
|
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| Adamant affirmation |
|
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| Assertive comeback |
|
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| Recess retort |
|
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| "Are not!" rejoinder |
|
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| Reply to "Are not!" |
|
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| "Are not" retort |
|
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| Child's defensive retort |
|
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| Part of a playground volley |
|
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| "I __ sorry" |
|
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| Kid's comeback |
|
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| Playground rejoinder |
|
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| "I __ sorry!" |
|
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| "I __ stupid!" |
|
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| Bit of schoolyard disagreement |
|
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| Assertive comeback |
|
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| Schoolyard comeback |
|
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| Bit of schoolyard disagreement |
|
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| "I __ stupid!" |
|
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| Playground reply |
|
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| Playground reply |
|
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| "Are not!" rejoinder |
|
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| Recess refutation |
|
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| Juvenile retort |
|
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| "Are not!" comeback |
|
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| "I ___ over him" |
|
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| "I ___ bored!" |
|
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| "I ___ confused" |
|
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| "Are not!" elicitor |
|
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| "Are not!" playground retort |
|
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| Childish comeback |
|
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| Schoolyard comeback |
|
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| Playground retort |
|
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| Kid's comeback |
|
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| Childish comeback |
|
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| Response to "Are not!" that's unlikely to resolve the matter |
|
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| Playground retort |
|
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| "Are not!" comeback |
|
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| "Are not!" retort |
|
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| Playground rejoinder |
|
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| Schoolyard retort |
|
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| Juvenile retort |
|
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| Recess rejoinder |
|
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| Defensive comeback |
|
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| "Are not!" comeback |
|
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| "Are not!" retort |
|
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| Playground rejoinder |
|
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| Schoolyard retort |
|
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| Assertive comeback |
|
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| Kid's retort |
|
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| Reply to "Are not!" |
|
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| Assertive comeback |
|
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| "I ___ dead!" |
|
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| Schoolyard comeback |
|
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| Childish comeback |
|
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| Playground retort |
|
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| "I ___ jealous" |
|
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| "Are not!" retort |
|
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| "I ___ sorry!" |
|
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| Juvenile retort |
|
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| "I __ busted!" |
|
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| Schoolyard retort |
|
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| Childish retort |
|
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| "Are not!" response |
|
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| Kid's retort |
|
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| Kid's assertive retort |
|
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| Juvenile retort |
|
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| Playground comeback |
|
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| Kid's retort |
|
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| Kid's assertive retort |
|
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| Reply to "Are not!" |
|
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| Childish retort |
|
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| "Are not!" retort |
|
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| "I ___ frustrated right now!" |
|
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| Playground reply |
|
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| Part of a playground argument |
|
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| Stubborn retort |
|
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| Childish retort |
|
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| Part of a playground argument |
|
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| Schoolyard comeback |
|
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| Reply to "Are not!" |
|
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| Junior's retort |
|
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| Juvenile retort |
|
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| Playground outburst |
|
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| Retort to "Are not!" |
|
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| Playground comeback |
|
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| Schoolyard retort |
|
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| Schoolyard retort |
|
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| Reply to "Are not!" |
|
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| "Aren't!" rejoinder |
|
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| "I know not why I ___ sad": Shak. |
|
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| "Are not!" rejoinder |
|
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| "Are not!" rejoinder |
|
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| Playground reply |
|
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| Playground retort |
|
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| "Are not!" retort |
|
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| Comeback for "Are not!" |
|
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| Schoolyard retort |
|
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| Playground retort to "Are not!" |
|
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| "Are not!" rejoinder |
|
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| Retort to "Are not!" |
|
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| Reply to "Are not!" |
|
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| "Aren't!" comeback |
|
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| "I ___ sorry!" |
|
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