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Use a single word to express the meaning of the following sentence:

Let them do it! (With sympathy, express this word ironically) Cool

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amen

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Hmmm.. I'm a little confused by the instructions here but the 1st word that pops into my head is "Apathy".

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OristarA - for the life of me I cannot think of one word for this concept - hmmmmmmmmm - go ahead, go for it - can you tell us a little more about what you are asking for?

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If you are looking for a particular non-English word it would help to say which.

If you are doing a reverse dictionary lookup with no word in mind I am inclined to say there is no word that fits that description perfectly.

There might be some phrasal verbs like: "go on" etc but they are not one word.

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Setanta wrote:

amen

LOL! Sounds cure-all. Very Happy

But with no ironic meaning.
Go ahead for another one please. Cool

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There can be no wrong answer to such a confused and confusing request . . . and i find amen rather ironic, given the state of the question . . .

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Screw'em

written together it's "like" one word... :wink:

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dlowan wrote:

OristarA - for the life of me I cannot think of one word for this concept - hmmmmmmmmm - go ahead, go for it - can you tell us a little more about what you are asking for?

Probably am asking for a special but amusing language phenomenon?
Smile

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Setanta wrote:

and i find amen rather ironic, given the state of the question . . .

Because you dislike Christians? Razz

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Craven de Kere wrote:

If you are looking for a particular non-English word it would help to say which.

If you are doing a reverse dictionary lookup with no word in mind I am inclined to say there is no word that fits that description perfectly.

There might be some phrasal verbs like: "go on" etc but they are not one word.

(1) That is for a single English word.
(2) Surely I have ever met that single word, but not remembering it exactly...LOL! And am confident that I will find it out again!
(3) The phrase "go on" contains multifarious meanings(up to 10 items), so it doesn't fit the request, IMO. Cool

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bigdice67 wrote:

Screw'em written together it's "like" one word... :wink:

But where is your sympathy in your answer? Rolling Eyes

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The word is finally picked up after 18 years.

The word is diddums!

Cambridge Dictionary:

diddums!
exclamation UK humorous
UK /ˈdɪd.əmz/ US /ˈdɪd.əmz/

something you say to show that you feel no sympathy for someone who is behaving like a child:
He called you a bad name, did he? Ah, diddums!

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@oristarA,

Ohhhhhh.....

I love that!

However, reading your original post, I would have taken it in the context of "so what? Let them do it."
I saw if as telling someone to allow another to do something.

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