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Long time no see 

"Long time no see" means: I have not seen you for a long time.

It is a grammatically comical greeting with English words organized by Chinese grammar. In Chinese there is an everyday greeting "Hao jiu mei jian" which corresponds with "long time no see", literally word by word. It is said that "Long time no see" was first used by Chinese-Americans.
Long time no see! Cuban ex-President Fidel Castro makes a rare photographed appearance.
Long time no see by zhw7 September 3, 2009

long time no see 

greeting. used to discribe a positive feeling of remeet old friends.
"long time no see, John! Where have you been this month?"
"Canada, I went to see my daughter there."
long time no see by raogaoqi October 30, 2013

Long Time No See 

Something an non-funny person who has just seen you recently says when there trying to be funny. Often said by annoying relatives or douchy friends.
Douchy Friend Who Has Just Seen Frank: Hey Frank! Long time no see.

Frank: Dude not now, at least hold your douchyness untill there done reading the Jeff's final words!
Long Time No See by DamanCrazy April 2, 2010

long time no see 

hosszú idő nem látás
Hi Kick, long time no see!
long time no see by real trap shit September 23, 2015
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