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What does "She was all" mean?

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Rebecca

The expression "she was all" is used in place of "she said" here. It is used to introduce a retelling of what she had said before. This expression is very informal and implies that what someone has said is annoying or ridiculous. Ex: I asked him to come over and he was all "I'm too busy".

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