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ve haf vays of making you talk

ve haf vays of making you talk phrase: a catchphrase, usually delivered in a mock German accent, implying a threat of torture to extract information.

Phrase

ve haf vays of making you talk

  1. (humorous, informal) A catchphrase, usually delivered in a mock German accent, implying a threat of torture to extract information.

Origin of ve haf vays of making you talk

A parody of archetypal German pronunciation of "We have ways of making you talk", coupled with the image of World War II-era interrogation. A comedic play on the phrase "We have ways to make men talk." from the 1935 movie The Lives of a Bengal Lancer. Perhaps that 1935 line contributed to an even nearer version in the 1950 WWII film Odette. A Germanic interrogator (played by Guyri Wagner) tells an uncooperative Odette, “We have ways and means of making you talk.”

Questions about ve haf vays of making you talk

What does ve haf vays of making you talk mean?
Ve haf vays of making you talk means a catchphrase, usually delivered in a mock German accent, implying a threat of torture to extract information.
What part of speech is ve haf vays of making you talk?
Ve haf vays of making you talk is a phrase.

Words near ve haf vays of making you talk in the dictionary

  1. VDW
  2. VDWS
  3. VDX
  4. ve
  5. VE Day
  6. ve haf vays of making you talk
  7. Vea
  8. Veach
  9. Veaches
  10. Veadar
  11. veal

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