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o mie nouă sute toamna

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Romanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, nineteen-hundred-autumn.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /o ˈmi.e ˈno.wə ˈsu.te ˈto̯am.na/

Numeral

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o mie nouă sute toamna (humorous)

  1. An unspecified date in the past.
    • 2002, Patrick Călinescu, “Pe cont propriu”, in Vatra, year 29, numbers 11–12, Târgu Mureș, →ISSN, page 97:
      FILOFTEIA (mulțumită de răspuns): Ei, aici ai spus o vorbă mare, Gheorghe!
      GHEORGHE (mândru): Am spus???
      FILOFTEIA (ironică): Cum nu! Cât prostia ta de mare, Gheorghe!
      GHEORGHE (trezit ca din transă): Auzi…
      FILOFTEIA (jucăușă): Din o mie nouă sute toamna!
      FILOFTEIA (pleased with the answer): Well, you said some great words here, Gheorghe!
      GHEORGHE (proud): I did???
      FILOFTEIA (ironic): Of course! As great as your stupidity, Gheorghe!
      GHEORGHE (like woken up from a trance): Wouldn’t you look at that…
      FILOFTEIA (playful): From the Stone Age!
    • 2010 July, Mihai Călin, Level[1], number 154, Brașov, →ISSN, page 59:
      Mașinile cele mai cele din toate cele, inclusiv o broscuță din o mie nouă sute toamna, toate cu o mie și una de arme, care mai de care mai spărgătoare de parbrize.
      All manner of cars, including a VW Beetle from back in the day, all equipped with a thousand and one weapons, each more windshield-breaking than the other.
    • 2022, Dakota Edits (pseudonym), chapter 3, in Idiotul și bradul de Crăciun [The Idiot and the Christmas Tree]‎[2], Timișoara: Stylished, →ISBN, page 32:
      Trebuia să râd la gluma asta din anul o mie nouă sute toamna?
      Was I supposed to laugh at this joke from who knows when?

Usage notes

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Often deprecatingly referring to the year of origin of something obsolete or to a historical date that the speaker does not remember.