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oh really en · INTJ

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (colloquial) An exclamation of surprise or amazement.
    • Well, one day when she got tired of my seemingly spaced-out replies she let me have it. She responded with, "Oh Mommy, I had a horrible day. First I lost my lunch pail and the teacher wouldn't let me go to the office for help. Then I got upset and jumped off the building." My response was “Oh really, darling, that is wonderful.” She started raising her voice and said “See, I knew you were not listening to me. You don't really want to know how my day was, so why do you even ask me?” That was it. I felt terrible. 2009, Elizabeth Marie Galloway-Evans, Embracing the Gift of Parenthood, page 85:
  2. (colloquial, sarcastic) Said in response to an obvious statement.
    • 'It's a sniper' shouted the bush. ‘Oh really! Did you hear that boys, it's a fucking sniper. What am I? Am I talking in Czechoslovakian or what? I know it's a fuckin' sniper.’ 2004, Martin Pegler, Out of Nowhere: A history of the military sniper, published 2012, unnumbered page:
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see oh, really.
    • "In less than two hours Simon is picking me up, and we're going to Maui for the weekend." “Oh, really.” The line was silent for a moment. “And just what are his intentions in this romantic getaway?” 2007, Terrye Robins, Revenge in Paradise, page 131:

Relateds

guess what

Synonyms

no kidding (response to the obvious) · no way (amazement) · no shit (amazement) · no shit (response to the obvious) · you don't say (response to the obvious) · really (amazement) · seriously (response to the obvious) · really (response to the obvious) · wow (amazement) · no (amazement) · never (amazement)