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Crimea river

Crimea river phrase: a sarcastic and unsympathetic response to someone who is complaining or whining.

Phrase

Crimea river

  1. (Internet, derogatory, humorous) A sarcastic and unsympathetic response to someone who is complaining or whining.

Origin of Crimea river

A jocular play on the phrase cry me a river, due to its similar pronunciation. Popularized c. 2014, during Russia's annexation of Crimea.

Questions about Crimea river

What does Crimea river mean?
Crimea river means a sarcastic and unsympathetic response to someone who is complaining or whining.
What part of speech is Crimea river?
Crimea river is a phrase.

Words near Crimea river in the dictionary

  1. crime-fighter
  2. crime-fighters
  3. crime-free
  4. crime-ridden
  5. Crimea
  6. Crimea river
  7. Crimean
  8. Crimean flannel
  9. Crimean flannels
  10. Crimean Gothic
  11. Crimean Khanate

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