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General Slang
come here once
KUM HEER WUNS · phrase · informal
Eastern Wisconsin way to say 'come here for a second.'
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Definitions
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A request to come over, with 'once' tacked on as a softening tag characteristic of eastern Wisconsin speech.
“Come here once and look at this.”
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come here once In A Sentence
Come here once and look at this.
Origin & Usage
Tag construction from German immigrant grammar, distinctive to the Fox Valley and eastern Wisconsin.
People Also Ask
What does 'come here once' mean?
It is an eastern Wisconsin way of saying 'come here for a second,' with 'once' added as a softening tag.
Where does 'come here once' come from?
The tag construction traces to German immigrant grammar and is distinctive to the Fox Valley and eastern Wisconsin.
How do you use 'come here once'?
You add 'once' to a request, as in 'Come here once and look at this,' where it works like 'for a moment.'
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