Provençal expression

Ni parlo ni siblo

Character

Literal translation

Neither speaks nor whistles

Meaning

he or she says absolutely nothing

Explanation

He or she expresses nothing at all, conveying the idea of a coarse person who neither speaks nor whistles.

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