| "Am not!" retort |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Sep 2026 |
| Curt kindergarten comeback |
The Washington Post Mini |
31 Aug 2026 |
| Childish rebuttal |
Newsday |
20 Aug 2026 |
| Schoolyard retort |
LA Times Daily |
16 Aug 2026 |
| "We __ sorry!" |
Newsday |
09 Aug 2026 |
| Playground comeback |
Premier Sunday |
19 Jul 2026 |
| Playground retort |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Jul 2026 |
| Childish retort |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jul 2026 |
| "Am not!" comeback |
USA Today |
06 Jul 2026 |
| Playground retort |
Universal |
02 Jul 2026 |
| Response to "Am not!" |
Universal |
22 Jun 2026 |
| "Am not!" comeback |
Universal |
02 Jun 2026 |
| "We ___ back!" |
Universal |
19 May 2026 |
| Hardly the wittiest retort |
Wall Street Journal |
05 May 2026 |
| Playground comeback |
The Washington Post Mini |
02 May 2026 |
| "You ___ busted!" |
New York Times Midi |
01 May 2026 |
| "We ___ overdue for a hang!" |
USA Today |
14 Apr 2026 |
| "Am not!" rebuttal |
Newsday |
07 Apr 2026 |
| "Am not!" comeback |
Universal |
08 Mar 2026 |
| "Am not!" reply |
Newsday |
01 Mar 2026 |
| Juvenile rebuttal |
Newsday |
12 Feb 2026 |
| "Am not!" retort |
Universal |
30 Jan 2026 |
| Juvenile retort |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jan 2026 |
| "Am not!" retort |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Dec 2025 |
| "You ___ right!" |
New York Times |
15 Dec 2025 |
| "Am not!" comeback |
Premier Sunday |
07 Dec 2025 |
| Childish comeback |
Newsday |
07 Dec 2025 |
| Joe Cocker's "You ___ Beautiful" |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Dec 2025 |
| "Am not!" rebuttal |
Newsday |
11 Nov 2025 |
| "Am not!" comeback |
Universal |
03 Nov 2025 |
| Playground rejoinder |
Premier Sunday |
26 Oct 2025 |
| Not-so-clever comeback |
Newsday |
18 Oct 2025 |
| "Am not!" retort |
USA Today |
16 Oct 2025 |
| Recess rebuttal |
The Washington Post Mini |
16 Oct 2025 |
| Huffy response to "Am not!" |
The Washington Post Mini |
11 Oct 2025 |
| "You ___ right!" |
Universal |
17 Sep 2025 |
| "Ain't neither!" response |
The Washington Post Mini |
13 Sep 2025 |
| Response to 33-Down |
USA Today |
11 Sep 2025 |
| Playground retort |
New York Times |
09 Sep 2025 |
| "Am not!" retort |
Universal |
09 Sep 2025 |
| Childish retort |
New York Times |
28 Jul 2025 |
| "Am not!" retort |
USA Today |
11 Apr 2025 |
| "You ___ Beautiful" (2 wds.) |
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| Reply to "Am not!" |
Universal |
25 Mar 2025 |
| Comeback to "Am not!" |
Premier Sunday |
16 Mar 2025 |
| "Am not!" comeback |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Mar 2025 |
| "You ___ ___ Beautiful" by Joe Cocker |
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| "Am not!" retort |
USA Today |
12 Feb 2025 |
| "You ___ Beautiful" (Joe Cocker song) |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Jan 2025 |
| Playground retort to "Am not!" |
New York Times Mini |
09 Jan 2025 |
| "You __ welcome!" |
LA Times Daily |
24 Dec 2024 |
| "You ___ Beautiful" (Joe Cocker song) |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Dec 2024 |
| Playground comeback |
New York Times |
22 Nov 2024 |
| "We ___ proud of you!" |
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| Playground retort |
LA Times Daily |
30 Oct 2024 |
| Childish comeback |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Oct 2024 |
| "Am not!" retort |
USA Today |
23 Oct 2024 |
| Possible "Am not!" response |
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| "Am not!" reply |
Newsday |
07 Oct 2024 |
| "Am not!" retort |
USA Today |
04 Sep 2024 |
| Retort to "Am not!" |
New York Times Mini |
08 Aug 2024 |
| Juvenile rebuttal |
New York Times |
25 Jul 2024 |
| Childish rejoinder |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Jul 2024 |
| "Am not!" comeback |
USA Today |
13 Jul 2024 |
| Reply to "Am not!" |
Universal |
01 Jul 2024 |
| Childish retort |
New York Times |
23 Jun 2024 |
| Me, the constructor: "I am not someone who puts 'childish retort' answers like DID NOT or IS TOO in his crosswords." You, the solver: "___!" |
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| Response to "Am not!" |
Universal |
18 Jun 2024 |
| Playground retort |
Universal |
15 Jun 2024 |
| Childish retort |
LA Times Daily |
06 Jun 2024 |
| "Am not!" rebuttal |
Newsday |
05 Jun 2024 |
| Shirley Jones asked,"Don't sigh and gaze at me; (Your sighs ... like mine); Your eyes mustn't glow like mine; People will say we're in love!" (3,2) |
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| "Am not" retort |
Universal |
22 May 2024 |
| "You __ busted!" |
LA Times Daily |
14 May 2024 |
| "Am not!" comeback |
New York Times Mini |
21 Apr 2024 |
| Response to "Am not!" |
Universal |
14 Apr 2024 |
| "Am not!" rebuttal |
USA Today |
03 Apr 2024 |
| "You ___ Beautiful" (Joe Cocker song) |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Apr 2024 |
| "You __ sweet!" |
LA Times Daily |
26 Mar 2024 |
| "You ___ sweet!" |
|
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| "Am not!" retort |
USA Today |
16 Feb 2024 |
| Potential reply to "I am not a crook," if you assume Nixon said it on a playground |
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| "Am not!" rebuttal |
Newsday |
17 Jan 2024 |
| Playground retort |
USA Today |
01 Jan 2024 |
| Defensive retort |
LA Times Daily |
22 Dec 2023 |
| "You ___ Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah" (2023 Netflix comedy) |
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| "Am not!" retort |
USA Today |
23 Nov 2023 |
| “You, you ___ yesterday” (Toni Braxton lyric) |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Nov 2023 |
| "Am not!" rejoinder |
Premier Sunday |
08 Oct 2023 |
| "Am not!" retort |
LA Times Daily |
25 Sep 2023 |
| Retort to "Am not!" |
Premier Sunday |
20 Aug 2023 |
| 'We ___ Blessed' (hymn) |
New York Times |
19 Jul 2023 |
| 'You ___ Beautiful' (Joe Cocker classic) |
New York Times |
26 Jun 2023 |
| Playground retort |
LA Times Daily |
25 Jun 2023 |
| 'Am not!' rebuttal |
Newsday |
31 May 2023 |
| 'Am not!' response |
Newsday |
21 May 2023 |
| Recess retort |
New York Times |
12 May 2023 |
| Joe Cocker's 'You ___ Beautiful' |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Apr 2023 |
| Schoolyard retort |
LA Times Daily |
23 Apr 2023 |
| "Am not!" retort |
Premier Sunday |
16 Apr 2023 |
| "Am not!" rejoinder |
Premier Sunday |
19 Mar 2023 |
| Childish retort |
LA Times Daily |
24 Feb 2023 |
| "You __ right!" |
LA Times Daily |
04 Jan 2023 |
| Childish comeback |
LA Times Daily |
11 Dec 2022 |
| Childish retort |
New York Times |
11 Dec 2022 |
| Other side of a playground argument |
New York Times |
05 Oct 2022 |
| Recess retort |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Aug 2022 |
| Playground retort |
New York Times |
26 Jul 2022 |
| Juvenile retort |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jul 2022 |
| Childish retort |
LA Times Daily |
13 Jun 2022 |
| Childish retort |
|
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| ''Am not!'' rejoinder |
Newsday |
07 Jun 2022 |
| "Am not!" comeback |
Universal |
01 Jun 2022 |
| "Am not!" retort |
Universal |
07 May 2022 |
| Response to "Am not!" |
Universal |
05 Apr 2022 |
| Playground retort |
LA Times Daily |
15 Mar 2022 |
| Playground retort |
|
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| 'Am not!' retort |
|
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| "Am not!" retort |
LA Times Daily |
24 Feb 2022 |
| Recess rebuttal |
LA Times Daily |
20 Feb 2022 |
| Recess rebuttal |
|
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| "Am not!" reply |
LA Times Daily |
13 Dec 2021 |
| Kid's retort |
LA Times Daily |
12 Nov 2021 |
| ''Am not!'' retort |
Newsday |
26 Sep 2021 |
| "Am not" retort |
Universal |
06 Sep 2021 |
| Childish rebuttal |
Universal |
26 Jun 2021 |
| Schoolyard comeback |
Newsday |
27 May 2021 |
| “Am not!” rejoinder |
Wall Street Journal |
25 May 2021 |
| Juvenile rebuttal |
Newsday |
21 Mar 2021 |
| Response to "Am not!" |
Universal |
14 Mar 2021 |
| "Am not!" comeback |
Premier Sunday |
28 Feb 2021 |
| Playground comeback |
New York Times |
14 Feb 2021 |
| Playground response |
|
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| Playground response |
LA Times Daily |
17 Jan 2021 |
| 'It's true!' |
New York Times |
01 Jan 2021 |
| "Am not!" comeback |
Universal |
28 Dec 2020 |
| "You ___ busted!" |
Universal |
18 Dec 2020 |
| "You — Beautiful" |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Dec 2020 |
| Juvenile comeback |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Dec 2020 |
| ''You __ right!'' |
Newsday |
16 Oct 2020 |
| Response to 'Am not!' |
New York Times |
14 Oct 2020 |
| Playground comeback |
LA Times Daily |
30 Sep 2020 |
| Playground retort |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Jul 2020 |
| Riposte to "Am not!" |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jul 2020 |
| Riposte to 'Am not!' |
|
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| Retort to "Am not!" |
Premier Sunday |
10 May 2020 |
| "You __ lucky!" |
LA Times Daily |
04 May 2020 |
| 'You __ lucky!' |
|
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| ''Am not!'' comeback |
Newsday |
16 Apr 2020 |
| Recess rebuttal |
LA Times Daily |
22 Mar 2020 |
| Recess rebuttal |
|
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| "You __ busted!" |
LA Times Daily |
14 Feb 2020 |
| 'You __ busted!' |
|
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| 'You __ Beautiful': Joe Cocker hit |
|
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| "You __ Beautiful": Joe Cocker hit |
LA Times Daily |
09 Feb 2020 |
| ''Am not!'' retort |
Newsday |
15 Dec 2019 |
| “Am not!” follow-up |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Nov 2019 |
| "You __ grounded!" |
LA Times Daily |
14 Oct 2019 |
| 'You __ grounded!' |
|
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| "Am not!" rebuttal |
Universal |
14 Oct 2019 |
| Childish comeback |
LA Times Daily |
22 Aug 2019 |
| Childish comeback |
|
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| Rebuttal to ''Am not!'' |
Newsday |
18 Aug 2019 |
| Playground retort |
LA Times Daily |
15 Aug 2019 |
| Playground retort |
|
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| Playground insistence |
Universal |
06 Aug 2019 |
| Childish rebuttal |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jul 2019 |
| 'You ___ Beautiful' (Joe Cocker hit) |
New York Times |
29 Jul 2019 |
| Childish rebuttal |
|
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| 'Am not!' comeback |
New York Times |
24 Jun 2019 |
| Kid's retort |
|
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| Kid's retort |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jun 2019 |
| Childish retort |
Newsday |
20 Jun 2019 |
| Response to ''Am not!'' |
Newsday |
18 Jun 2019 |
| ''Am not!'' rebuttal |
Newsday |
04 Jun 2019 |
| Retort to 'Am not!' |
USA Today |
04 Jun 2019 |
| ''Am not!'' reply |
Newsday |
26 May 2019 |
| First-grader's retort |
Universal |
18 May 2019 |
| Joe Cocker's 'You ___ Beautiful' |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Apr 2019 |
| Juvenile rejoinder |
Newsday |
30 Mar 2019 |
| 'You ___ Beautiful' (Joe Cocker song) |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Mar 2019 |
| "You ___ dead!" |
Universal |
11 Mar 2019 |
| Rebuttal to 'Am not!' |
USA Today |
05 Mar 2019 |
| Kid's retort |
|
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| Playground retort |
|
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| Playground insistence |
|
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| "You __ lucky!" |
|
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| "Am not!" comeback |
|
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| "You ___ Beautiful" (Joe Cocker hit) |
|
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| "You ___ dead!" |
|
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| "Am not!" rebuttal |
|
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| "Am not!" comeback |
|
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| First-grader's retort |
|
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| "You __ grounded!" |
|
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| Rebuttal to "Am not!" |
|
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| Retort to "Am not!" |
|
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| Childish comeback |
|
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| Childish rebuttal |
|
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| "You ___ Beautiful" (Joe Cocker song) |
|
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| Joe Cocker's "You ___ Beautiful" |
|
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| 'Am not!' retort |
|
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| "Am not!" retort |
LA Times Daily |
05 Dec 2018 |
| Schoolyard rebuttal to 'Am not!' |
USA Today |
04 Dec 2018 |
| 'Am not!' reply |
New York Times |
06 Nov 2018 |
| "You ___ Beautiful" (Joe Cocker tune): 2 wds. |
|
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| 'You ___ right!' |
New York Times |
22 Oct 2018 |
| 'You ___ busted!' |
New York Times |
11 Sep 2018 |
| 'Am not!' comeback |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Aug 2018 |
| 'Am not!' reply |
|
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| Childish rejoinder |
|
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| Juvenile retort to "Ain't!" |
USA Today |
13 Mar 2018 |
| 'You __ cool!' |
|
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| "You __ cool!" |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jan 2018 |
| "You ___ busted!" |
|
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| "Am not!" reply |
|
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| "You __ cool!" |
|
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| "You ___ right!" |
|
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| Playground retort |
|
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| "Am not!" comeback |
|
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| Schoolyard rebuttal to "Am not!" |
|
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| "Am not!" retort |
|
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| 'You ___ awesome!' |
|
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| ''Am not!'' response |
Newsday |
30 May 2017 |
| Childish comeback |
Newsday |
04 May 2017 |
| Playground comeback |
|
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| 'Love's shadows ___ rich in joy': Romeo |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Feb 2017 |
| Retort to "Am not!" |
USA Today |
09 Dec 2016 |
| Response to 'Am not!' |
Premier Sunday |
23 Oct 2016 |
| 'Am not!' rebuttal |
New York Times |
02 Oct 2016 |
| Schoolyard rebuttal |
|
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| Juvenile comeback |
Newsday |
19 Aug 2016 |
| 'Am not!' retort |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Aug 2016 |
| Huffy retort |
|
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| "Am not!" rejoinder |
USA Today |
11 May 2016 |
| Childish retort |
|
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| "You __ right!" |
LA Times Daily |
10 Apr 2016 |
| Juvenile comeback |
New York Times |
06 Apr 2016 |
| Playground comeback |
|
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| "Am not!" rejoinder |
|
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| "Am not!" rebuttal |
|
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| Joe Cocker's "You ___ Beautiful" |
USA Today |
03 Oct 2015 |
| Retort to ''Ain't!'' |
Newsday |
13 Sep 2015 |
| 'You ___ busted!' |
|
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| Sandbox rebuttal |
LA Times Daily |
01 Mar 2015 |
| "Am not!" reply |
LA Times Daily |
20 Jan 2015 |
| "Am not!" retort |
|
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| Sandbox rebuttal |
|
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| "You __ lucky!" (sore loser's remark) |
|
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| "Am not!" reply |
|
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| Joe Cocker's "You ___ Beautiful" |
|
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| Playground retort |
|
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| Response to "Am not!" |
|
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| Retort to "Ain't!" |
|
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| Joe Cocker's "You ___ Beautiful" |
|
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| 'Am not!' rejoinder |
|
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| "You ___ not as cool as you think" |
|
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| Response to "Am not!" |
|
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| "You __ right!" |
|
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| "Am not!" reply |
|
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| "You __ Beautiful": Joe Cocker hit |
|
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| "Am not!" rejoinder |
|
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| "You __ Beautiful": Joe Cocker hit |
|
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| "Am not!" retort |
|
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| "Am not!" rejoinder |
|
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| "Am not!" rejoinder |
|
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| "You __ busted!" |
|
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| "You __ dead!": "I'm telling mom!" |
|
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| Juvenile rebuttal |
|
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| "You ___ Beautiful" |
|
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| Kindergarten comeback |
|
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| Playground retort |
|
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| "You __ dead!": "I'm telling mom!" |
|
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| 'You -- Beautiful' |
|
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| Schoolyard rebuttal |
|
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| Childish comeback |
|
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| "You __ right!" |
|
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| "You ___ stupid!" |
|
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| "Am not!" rejoinder |
|
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| "Am not!" response |
|
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| "Am not!" retort |
|
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| "Am not" rebuttal |
|
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| Playground retort |
|
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| Response to "Am not!" |
|
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| "Am not" retort |
|
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| Kid's comeback |
|
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| Childish rebuttal |
|
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| Reply to "Am not!" |
|
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| "You __ Beautiful" |
|
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| Joe Cocker's "You __ Beautiful" |
|
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| Part of a playground exchange |
|
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| Sandbox comeback |
|
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| Juvenile rebuttal |
|
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| Insistent rejoinder |
|
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| Sandbox comeback |
|
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| Part of a playground exchange |
|
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| Joe Cocker's "You __ Beautiful" |
|
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| "You ___ Beautiful" |
|
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| Possible playground retort |
|
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| Playground rebuttal |
|
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| Comeback to 'Am not!' |
|
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| 'You -- right!' |
|
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| Schoolyard retort |
|
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| Argumentative retort |
|
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| "You ___ wrong!" |
|
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| "... love's shadows ___ rich in joy!": Romeo |
|
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| Schoolyard retort |
|
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| Argumentative retort |
|
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| "Am not!" response |
|
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| Joe Cocker's "You ___ Beautiful" |
|
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| Response to "Am not!" |
|
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| Childish comeback |
|
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| Playground shout |
|
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| Playground retort |
|
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| Childish retort |
|
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| Childish retort |
|
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| "Am not!" retort |
|
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| "You ___ right!" |
|
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| "Am not!" response |
|
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| Childish retort |
|
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| "You ___ right!" |
|
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| "You ___ Beautiful" (Joe Cocker hit) |
|
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| Kid's comeback |
|
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| "Am not!" rejoinder |
|
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| "You ___ dead!" ("Busted!") |
|
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| "You ___ busted!" |
|
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| "You ___ Beautiful" |
|
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| Childish retort |
|
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| Childish rebuttal |
|
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| "Am not!" rejoinder |
|
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| "You ___ Beautiful" (Joe Cocker hit) |
|
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| Playground retort |
|
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| "Ain't!" retort |
|
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| Rebuttal to "Am not!" |
|
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| Playground back talk |
|
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| Playground back talk |
|
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| Childish comeback |
|
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| 'Am not!' retort |
|
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| "You __ Beautiful" |
|
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| Retort to "Ain't!" |
|
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| "You __ Beautiful" |
|
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| Response to "am not" |
|
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| "You ___ Beautiful" (Cocker hit) |
|
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| "You __ Beautiful to Me" |
|
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| Response to "Am not!" |
|
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| Playground rebuttal |
|
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| "You ___ Beautiful" (Joe Cocker hit) |
|
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| "Am not!" retort |
|
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| "Am not!" rejoinder |
|
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| "Am not!" response |
|
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| Playground retort |
|
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| "You ___ Beautiful" (Cocker tune) |
|
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| "Am not!" retort |
|
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| "Am not!" answer |
|
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| "You __ busted!" |
|
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| "Am not!" response |
|
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| "You ___ Beautiful" |
|
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| Playground comeback |
|
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| Response to "Am not!" |
|
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| Playground retort |
|
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| Huffy response to "Am not!" |
|
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| "You __ Beautiful" |
|
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| Comeback to "Am not!" |
|
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| Response to "Am not!" |
|
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| "You ___ right!" |
|
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| "You ___ Beautiful": Joe Cocker hit |
|
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| "You ___ Beautiful" |
|
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| "You __ Beautiful" |
|
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| "Am not" rejoinder |
|
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| Response to "Am not!" |
|
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| "You ___ right!" |
|
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| "You ___ Beautiful": Joe Cocker hit |
|
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| "You ___ Beautiful" |
|
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| Retort to "Ain't!" |
|
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| Response to "Am not!" |
|
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| "Ain't neither!" response |
|
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| Joe Cocker's "You _____ Beautiful" |
|
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| You ___ right! |
|
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| Joe Cocker's "You ___ Beautiful" |
|
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| Retort to "Am not!" |
|
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| "You __ Beautiful" (Joe Cocker tune) |
|
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| Comeback to "Am not!" |
|
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| Response to "Am not" |
|
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| "You _____ Beautiful" |
|
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| "You _____ Beautiful" (Cocker hit) |
|
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| Joe Cocker's "You ___ beautiful" |
|
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| Joe Cocker's "You ____ Beautiful" |
|
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| Retort to "Ain't!" |
|
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| "You __ right!" |
|
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| "You _____ Beautiful" (Joe Cocker hit) |
|
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| "You ___ Beautiful" |
|
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| "You ___ Beautiful" |
|
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| Reply to "Am not!" |
|
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| "You ___ Beautiful" (1975 Joe Cocker hit) |
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| "You _____ Beautiful" |
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| "You ___ Fair," 1937 song |
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| "You ___ Lovely . . . ": Rodgers-Hart song |
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| "You ___ right" |
|
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| Playground retort |
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