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Faasboet.

That's a real fastboat story.

Norf'k for a comic, "whale-sized" exaggeration — used to gently tease someone for stretching the truth for a laugh, part of the island's dry, nautical humour.

Traditional Norf'k Wisdom, Norfolk Island

Source: Norfolk Online News, "The Fascination of the Norfolk Language" — documented Norf'k idiom

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