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- (idiomatic, US, Philippines) To take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement.
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Meaning
- [Verb]
- (idiomatic, US, Philippines) To take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement.
- [Interjection]
- (idiomatic, US, Philippines) Hopefully; a self-directive to undertake the customary action to ward off bad luck.
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