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  1. Used as a filled pause to imitate a stereotypical non-native English speaker

    Used as a filled pause to imitate a stereotypical non-native English speaker: how do you say it? What is the expression?

    • “I come to thees country to make new life. Rico, he tells me I can do good here. Signor Mosko, I pay him the monies, he weel arrange. Ees no good. I am—how you say?—without help. […]
    • I am a safe installer here to install-a da safe. So just a-point to where the guacamole money is, and I'll-a install-a the safe-a in da, how you say, a-place?

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA