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salaai

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Etymology

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Possibly the winning entry of a 1962 contest to invent a new carnaval greeting for Eindhoven.[1]

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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salaai

  1. (Eindhoven) A greeting used during carnaval.
    Synonym: alaaf
    • 1969, CV de Lichtstadnarren, Lichtstadnarrenlied[2]:
      Want als de Lichtstadnarren er niet zouden wezen,
      Wat was dat saai, salaai, salaai.
      Dan zou het een dooie boel in onze lichtstad wezen,
      Salaai, salaai, salaai.
      Because without the Lichtstadnarren,
      How boring that would be, salaai, salaai.
      Then we'd be bored to death in our city of lights,
      Salaai, salaai, salaai.

References

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  1. ^ “Carnavalsmysterie opgelost: hier komt de Eindhovense groet ‘salaai’ vandaan”, in indebuurt Eindhoven[1] (in Dutch), 2023 January 27