thurs., 22 aug., 2013: pidgen ghanaian commiserations, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

                             

PIDGEN GHANAIAN:  Chale... /  Chahlay... ‡

PIDGEN GHANAIAN:  Oh, Chale... E hard-oo... / Oh, Charlay... E hard-oo... ‡

  ‡ )  Lit., “Charlie”  =  i.e.,  “Mate...”  /  “Dude...” /  “Home-boy...” /  “Homie...” NOTE: Sympathy over personal tragedies or disappointments & set-backs can be expressed by prefacing “Chale/Chahlay” with “Oh” — usually meant sincerely, but can be sarcastic...; Etym., Eng., Charlie, a proper noun, a common 1^st. name.  ;  

‡‡ )   “Oh, Charlie...  It’s a hard [& tough] life...”— usually meant sincerely, but can be sarcastic...;  Etym., Eng., Charlie, a proper noun, a common 1^st. name.  [Urb. Dictionary]

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