Definitions
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- noun colloquial An
appellation given to awise friend .
Etymologies
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Coined for the 1938 Lone Ranger television serial, apparently from a corruption of Spanish quien lo sabe "(he) who knows".
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Examples
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O'BRIEN: Us, speak for yourself, kemosabi (ph), I'm a very happy shopper.
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