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hard tellin', not knowin'

Phrase

Meaning
A Vermont shrug meaning “who knows?”
Type
Phrase
Used in
Burlington, Vermont
Source: Hello Burlington

What does “hard tellin', not knowin'” mean

Hard tellin’, not knowin’ is the Vermont answer for weather, plans, gossip, road conditions, and anything else nobody can really promise. It is fatalism with a porch-rail rhythm.

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