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I've never heard it called that before

Phrase
informal
Japanese Meaning
(非公式)先ほどの発言に含まれる可能性のあるダブルミーニング(言葉の二重の意味)に対して、その呼称が聞いたことのないものであると指摘し、疑問や意外性を表すための表現。 / 前の話者の発言に潜むと思われる、意図せずに生じたダブルミーニングに対する気づきを促すために用いられるフレーズ。
What is this buttons?

彼が「ソーセージを伸ばす」と冗談を言ったとき、私はくすっと笑って、そんなふうに呼ばれるのは初めてだと言った。

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I've never heard it called that before

(informal) Used to draw attention to a possible double entendre in the immediately preceding utterance of another speaker.

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I've never heard it called that before

When he joked about 'stretching the sausage', I chuckled and said, 'I've never heard it called that before'.

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When he joked about 'stretching the sausage', I chuckled and said, 'I've never heard it called that before'.

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