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he said, she said en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Conflicting reports from two or more parties on an issue, prototypically involving a situation between a man and a woman with no other witnesses.
    • And after he got caught he, along with his attorney, chose the strategy of putting the victim on trial. He said, she said. It was reasonable doubt. 1999, The Practice (TV, episode 3.18)
    • He said, she said. We'll never know what really happened. 2001, Frasier (TV, episode 8.23)
    • "Eddie said that she was into it." "He said, she said. It's about the evidence, Catherine." 2000, CSI (TV, episode 1.06)
    • Our summary is brief and does not include a lot of he said, she said information. In the scene section of the narrative we give a detailed description of the scene as it is seen upon our approach. 2008, Robert Allison, Investigation of Crime Scene, →ISBN, page 33:

Forms

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he say, she say alternative lexicographic
he-said-she-said alternative lexicographic

Relateds

blame game

Translations (12)

es dimes y diretes (conflicting reports from two or more parties on an issue) · de Behauptungen (conflicting reports from two or more parties on an issue) · cmn 各執一詞 /各执一词 (conflicting reports from two or more parties on an issue) · pt disse me disse (conflicting reports from two or more parties on an issue) · de Aussage gegen Aussage (conflicting reports from two or more parties on an issue) · fi sana sanaa vastaan (conflicting reports from two or more parties on an issue) · pl szukanie winnego (conflicting reports from two or more parties on an issue) · pt diz que me disse (conflicting reports from two or more parties on an issue) · de Gerede (conflicting reports from two or more parties on an issue) · ar قِيل وَقال (conflicting reports from two or more parties on an issue) · ja 言った言わない (conflicting reports from two or more parties on an issue) · es Él dijo, ella dijo (conflicting reports from two or more parties on an issue)