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Fandango

When in the movie "Johnny English" the "hero" (Rowan Atkinson) jumps out of the plane he shouts "Fandango". Britannica tells me that the fandango is an "exuberant Spanish courtship dance and a genre of Spanish folk song" but that doesn't make much sense in this situation. I have the impression that it has also different connotations for native speakers.

Jochen
  

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[nq:1]When in the movie "Johnny English" the "hero" (Rowan Atkinson) jumps out of the plane he shouts "Fandango". Britannica tells ... doesn't make much sense in this situation.

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  • [nq:1]When in the movie "Johnny English" the "hero" (Rowan Atkinson) jumps out of the plane he shouts "Fandango".
  • Britannica tells ...
  • doesn't make much sense in this situation.
  • [/nq] Because he couldn't remember "Geronimo"?
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[nq:1]When in the movie "Johnny English" the "hero" (Rowan Atkinson) jumps out of the plane he shouts "Fandango". Britannica tells ... doesn't make much sense in this situation. I have the impression that it has also different connotations for native speakers.[/nq]
Because he couldn't remember "Geronimo"?

Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
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