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Belgium — Phrase #3

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Nondeju (Fl) / Sacré nom d'une pipe (Wa)

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Literal: Name of a pipe (holy)

Feels like: Belgian euphemistic swearing reaches creative heights — replacing sacred words with everyday objects. "In the holy name of a pipe" captures the absurdist Belgian humor

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