"dirka dirka" citation from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Catchword: dirka dirka

Filed Under: Arabic, English

Part of Speech: interj.

The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.

Quotation: “We have a lot of minorities in our band. These dudes are Arabs,” Villa adds, gesturing to Eljof and Kalla, who immediately high-five each other while yelling “dirka dirka” in Team America style.

Article or Document Title:
“Burrito Brothers; Bluewall Audience fuels up for a successful career”

Author:
Chelsea Ide

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Phoenix New Times

Publishing Location:
Ariz.

Date of Publication:
Dec. 16, 2004

Volume: 32

Number or Issue: 55

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