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Allah, allah!

Allah, allah!
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By Joy Schreiber

[al-lah, al-lah] exclamation

Whaaaaat?! / Really?! / What the hell! / Oh my God…

DT: God, God!

We use this when we’ve heard something strange or shocking, usually with a negative connotation, or whenever we may be surprised or confused. We don’t have to say anything before or after – we can just say “Allah allah”

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