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Something said to a person who asks again and again, “what did you say?” Or someone who won’t hear you when you said “no” or “leave me alone” the first time and keeps annoyingly asking for your input.
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“No, I won’t do that.” “What? You aren’t going to participate?” “No, leave me alone.” “Aw, come on! I need your thoughts!” “DID I STUTTER??”
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