Words & dialect・Osaka

Nande yanenNande yanen

Also known as: なんでやねん

A set phrase of Osaka/Kansai used to retort to what someone says or does. Spread nationwide as the comedic comeback (tsukkomi) of manzai, it has become a phrase that symbolizes Osaka.

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