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Sarcasm & Humor
Who would have thought
Used when highlighting an unexpectedly obvious outcome with sarcasm.
Literal Meaning
A rhetorical question expressing surprise or disbelief about an unexpected situation.
Actual Meaning
When sarcastic, implies the outcome was obvious and predictable
Examples in Context

Diet failed: 'Eating cake daily didn't help - who would have thought?' (Translation: Obviously)

Helpful Tips
  • 1Often heavily sarcastic
  • 2Pointing out obvious outcome
  • 3I-told-you-so vibe
Phrase Thesaurus
Similar words and synonyms for this phrase
who knew
surprise, surprise
would you believe
not in a million years
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