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English
Etymology
Catchphrase from British TV comedy series The Catherine Tate Show (first broadcast in 2004).
Interjection
how very dare you
- (British, humorous, emphatic) Synonym of how dare you
2015, Carmel Harrington, Every Time a Bell Rings:'How very dare you! I'm a respectable lady, I'll have you know. I've never left my key ring in anyone's fruit bowl.' I feign outrage. I know what he's referring to, but it's still fun teasing him.
2017, Howard Jacobson, The Dog's Last Walk (and Other Pieces):There was something 'how very dare you' about Jeremy Corbyn's recent temper tantrum in rebuttal of the charge that the company he kept reflected badly on him.