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Long time no see
Long time no see.
Cliché I have not seen you in a long time.; We have not seen each other in a long time. Tom: Hi, Fred. Where have you been keeping yourself? Fred: Good to see you, Tom. Long time no see. John: It's Bob! Hi, Bob! Bob: Hi, John! Long time no see.
Long time no see.
something that you say in order to greet someone who you have not seen for a long time Hi there, Paul. Long time no see.
long time no see
It's been a long time since we met, as in Hi Bob! Long time no see. This jocular imitation of broken English originated in the pidgin English used in Chinese and Western exchange. [Late 1800s]
Long time no see
phr. I haven’t seen you in a long time. Hey, John! Long time no see!
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Manolo | | mah-NO-lo | Spanish |
Styliani | | - | Greek |
Brittany | | BRIT-nee, BRIT-ə-nee | English |
Sergei | | syer-GYAY (Russian), seer-GYAY (Russian) | Russian, Bulgarian |
EylÜL | | - | Turkish |
Bernardo | | ber-NAHR-do (Italian, Spanish) | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |