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kemosabes

kemosabes is the plural of kemosabe.

Meaning of kemosabe

Noun

kemosabe (plural not attested)

  1. (colloquial, no plural) An appellation given to a wise, trustworthy friend.
    • Wanna get a beer? / Nah. / Come on. Let's get a beer. / Okay, leave me alone, leave me alone. / Don't stay up too late, kemosabe.2019, Edward Norton, Motherless Brooklyn, spoken by Tony, Lionel (Bobby Cannavale, Edward Norton)

Questions about kemosabes

What is kemosabes the plural of?
Kemosabes is the plural of kemosabe.

Words near kemosabes in the dictionary

  1. kemono
  2. kemonomimi
  3. kemonomimis
  4. kemonos
  5. kemosabe
  6. kemosabes
  7. kemosabi
  8. kemp
  9. Kemp Town
  10. Kemp's loggerhead
  11. Kemp's ridley

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