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Interjection
oh really
- (colloquial) An exclamation of surprise or amazement.
2009, Elizabeth Marie Galloway-Evans, Embracing the Gift of Parenthood, page 85: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.
- (colloquial, sarcastic) Said in response to an obvious statement.
2004, Martin Pegler, Out of Nowhere: A history of the military sniper, published 2012, unnumbered page:'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.’
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see oh, really.
2007, Terrye Robins, Revenge in Paradise, page 131:"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?”
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