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good question

good question interjection: an acknowledgement that a question is difficult to answer.

Interjection

  1. (informal) An acknowledgement that a question is difficult to answer.

Origin of good question

Ellipsis of that's a good question.

Questions about good question

What does good question mean?
Good question means an acknowledgement that a question is difficult to answer.
What part of speech is good question?
Good question is an interjection.

Words near good question in the dictionary

  1. good one
  2. good people
  3. good PM
  4. good press
  5. Good Queen Bess
  6. good question
  7. good riddance
  8. good riddance of bad rubbish
  9. good riddance to bad rubbish
  10. good riddances
  11. good riddings

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