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28S Shrug Of The Shoulders Is Japanese When Fishy Sushis Starter

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47%8Shrug of the shoulders
noun

• a person who responds `I don't know' in a public opinion poll

47%3 Verbal shrug of the shoulders
interjection

• (with falling pitch) used to express amusement or subtle surprise.

• Used to express doubt or confusion.

• (with rising pitch) Used to reinforce a question.

• (with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.

• (with rising pitch) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.

• (with falling pitch) Used to create a tag question.

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The Guardian Cryptic10 Feb 2011 Across 12 JENE
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