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Samoan time

Samoan time noun: a notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Samoans, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.

Noun

Samoan time (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, slang, sometimes) A notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Samoans, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.

Forms of Samoan time

alternative formSamoa time

Questions about Samoan time

What does Samoan time mean?
Samoan time means a notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Samoans, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.
What part of speech is Samoan time?
Samoan time is a noun.

Words near Samoan time in the dictionary

  1. samoamide
  2. Samoan
  3. Samoan dove
  4. Samoan doves
  5. Samoan ebony
  6. Samoan time
  7. Samoanness
  8. Samoans
  9. Samoas
  10. Samobor
  11. Samogitia

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