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Come From Away

Newfoundland slang for anyone who comes from elsewhere to visit.
“Hey Beulah, ma lov, did you see all them come from aways at the airport?”
by Fred Meijer October 8, 2019
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Hey, come here, go away from here! (Bo'na, Lech Mi'po!)

Sounds conflicting? Maybe. But in Hebrew it has the following meaning: Bo'na (which literally translates to "come here"), is a term used to call for somebody attention. So, if you want to tell somebody to leave you alone (to go away = "Lech mi'po") ... you would say (see Example)
"Hey, come here, go away from here!"
by Mustafa Hakim September 10, 2005
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