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  • Those who were near enough could hear him crying, "Todo papai" morto.

    Speaker for the Dead Card, Orson Scott 1986

  • A nightmare of China's papai, dear Libo, lying dead on the hillside, torn apart by the piggies.

    Speaker for the Dead Card, Orson Scott 1986

  • Ia Waka i hiki aku ai ma ko Kekalukaluokewa wahi, olelo aku la, "Ua hiki mai ko wahine, nolaila, e hoomakaukau oe i kanaha la, e kuahaua aku i na mea a pau, e akoakoa mai ma ko olua wahi e hui ai, e hana i papai kilu, malaila e hoohilahila aku ai ia Laieikawai, i ike ai oia i ka ino o kana hana."

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • Ia manawa, nene aku la ka aha kanaka a puni ka papai kilu, me ka hoohewa loa ia Aiwohikupua.

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • Ia manawa, popoi mai la ke anu i ka aha lealea a puni ka papai kilu, a kau mai la maluna o ka aha ka pilikia a hiki i ka wanaao, haalele o Poliahu ma ia Kauai.

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • The mild Hindoo, however, who has cultivated the papaw (or papai to adopt the Anglo-Indian title) for centuries, and likewise wishes to avoid the cultivation of unprofitable male plants, seeks by ceremonies to counteract the bias of the plant in favour of masculine attributes.

    Confessions of a Beachcomber 1887

  • Just another lie, to hide your own performance while you were a government official for Yeaaaaaaaaaaars! papai noel meus irmãos vivem dizendo que eu devo deixar de acreditar em vc mas eu não desisto pois sei muito bem que vc existe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! mas eu quero mudar isso e lhe pesso que o senhor me mude pra uma menina boa e generosa e etc, tambem lhe pesso: muita paz muita alegria!!! muito amor muita harmonia!!!

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  • Just another lie, to hide your own performance while you were a government official for Yeaaaaaaaaaaars! papai noel meus irmãos vivem dizendo que eu devo deixar de acreditar em vc mas eu não desisto pois sei muito bem que vc existe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! mas eu quero mudar isso e lhe pesso que o senhor me mude pra uma menina boa e generosa e etc, tambem lhe pesso: muita paz muita alegria!!! muito amor muita harmonia!!!

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  • Leblon & Jardim Botanico girls were irritating "filinha de papai" types, ie somewhat spoiled, and seemed overly enamored of "dimpus" clothes, which is a carioca brand of appalling ugliness.

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  • Eventually the army took them all out, it's a long way from filhinho do papai to being hunted down in the jungle.

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