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keelah se'lai 

A common Quarian phrase, from the video game trilogy Mass Effect, meaning "By the home world I hope to see one day." Exiled from their homeworld, the Quarians (an alien race known for their technological genius) have lived as space-nomads for about three centuries. Like the phrase "peace be with you", the phrase "keelah se'lai" can mean many things. But whether to express surprise, happiness, or frustration - for them to swear on their homeworld is the meaningful expression they have.
to an army waiting to massacre a synthetic race that drove them from their homeworld, although, ha-ha-ha, they claim to be peaceful now, a frustrated soldier says: "The enemy doesn't want to fight you! If you can believe that for just one minute, this war will be over. You have a choice. Please. Keelah Se'lai."
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if u find a kaelagh, u should keep her in ur life forever. shes amazing and her name is super super rare. kaelagh is super fun, kind and funny.
hey do u know kaelagh?
yes shes amazing!
kaelagh by littyshit July 2, 2020
A kind humble individual that Lowkey hates everyone but she still would care if y’all died.
Very secretive and hides a lot of secrets.
Scared of being heartbroken... again.
Loves her hair, nails, clothes, shoes, makeup, hygiene, smell, etc. Slim thick girl, chocolate, and loves showing skin. Goofy but serious when need to be and just overall hhl. Freaky lil bish too!!
“Keelah is everything you need in a girl”
Keelah by Mnncnxdjdn October 27, 2018
When you recognize a joke or meme but decide to ignore it so you can treat it as 100% serious and push a narrative to play victim or paint your perceived enemies as evil degenerates.
She pulled a Keelah so she could attack her opponents with ad hominem.
Keelah by failedatengineering January 24, 2022
A mean girl who will hate anyone who is called Hollie, she mainly hates her because she is friends with her cousin and she wants her all to herself as she is greedy.

If I were you I would stay away from her if you don't want a mean friend.
Wow that girl wa s a real Keevagh today!

Why would you say that Keevagh! That was so mean!
keevagh by HOLLIETOMICZEK December 28, 2015

keelah se'lai 

Often you hear quarians (from the Mass Effect 2 game) exclaim, "Keelah!" when something surprising or unexpected happens. Taking that into account, I would say that "Keelah'Selai" would most closely translate to the Dragon Age blessing of, "Maker watch over you," where the exclamation of "Keelah!" can be interpreted as, "Maker's breath!" in this case, "Maker" can be interchanged with "gods" or "fortune" or any other intangible form of fate accepted by each individual's preferred choice of religion or philosophy.

As for the literal translation it means, "May the spirits of our ancestors guide and protect us." or "May fortune smile upon us" in the quarian tongue.
Moe: I am going into the mountains of Death to rescue the princess from evil.

Attendant: Keelah Se'lai!
keelah se'lai by ShutUpImCorrect August 22, 2011
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