gai·jin

[gahy-jeen; English gahy-jin]
noun, plural gai·jin [-jeen; English -jin] . Japanese.
an outsider; foreigner.
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gaijin (ɡaɪˈdʒɪn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , -jin
(in Japan) a foreigner
 
[C20: Japanese, a contraction of gaikoku-jin, from gaikoku foreign country + jin person]

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Gaijin is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example sentences
Pity the poor gaijin who mixes his combustibles with his noncombustibles.
In other words, the gaijin will continue to outpace their domestic rivals.
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