pi-pa

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Examples

• Phonetic, made-up lyrics are another venerable tradition of folk music, and “pa-rum-pa-pa-pum” is iconic of the genre.

• No one was prepared to hear what the ships captain told them over the PA system.

• Did you have to intern and PA on a lot of films before breaking through?

• Charles raised a quizzical eyebrow and it fell to his son to tell him, "Pa, you should be pleased!"

• Former Club for Growth president and now Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) is also a former supporter of the Ex-Im Bank.

• Pa says if your folks had so many children as he has and some of 'em got away he wouldn't offer no reward for 'em, he wouldn't.

• Ma she says there's consid'able difference in their ways, though; 'cause Seth he works, constant, an' pa he never does a stroke.

• "Pa" is somewhat proud of his boy, and Charles was of course elaborately gotten up for so great an occasion.

• Pa Babcock affirmed the tale and declared that this was why he had left off working on the haunted farm.

• And then you go to your pa and tell him the deacon wants to make up, and begs his pardon out and out.