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déjà vu
The feeling that one has already experienced something that is happening in the present. I've never been to this city before, but I just got the weirdest sense of déjà vu. Have I met you before? Why am I feeling this déjà vu all of a sudden? We're down in the first period again? Ugh, it's déjà vu.
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ˌdéjà ˈvu
(from French) the feeling that you have previously experienced something which is happening to you now: I had a strong sense of déjà vu as I walked into the room.The meaning of the French phrase is ‘already seen’.
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déjà moo
n. [tired] old bullshit. (Based on déjà vu, and the moo brings in the bovine aspect. Contrived, but admirable nonetheless.) Are you still peddling that nonsense. Nothing but déjà moo, all over again.
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