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how very dare you

how very dare you interjection: synonym of how dare you.

Interjection

  1. (UK, emphatic, humorous) Synonym of how dare you.
    • '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.2015, Carmel Harrington, Every Time a Bell Rings
    • 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.2017, Howard Jacobson, The Dog's Last Walk (and Other Pieces)
    Synonyms:
    how dare you

Synonyms of how very dare you

Origin of how very dare you

Catchphrase from British TV comedy series The Catherine Tate Show (first broadcast in 2004). An illogical blend of how dare you with "how very rude" or similar.

Questions about how very dare you

What does how very dare you mean?
How very dare you means synonym of how dare you.
What part of speech is how very dare you?
How very dare you is an interjection.

Words near how very dare you in the dictionary

  1. how the sausage gets made
  2. how the sausage is made
  3. how the turntables
  4. how the wind is blowing
  5. how to
  6. how very dare you
  7. how would I know
  8. how you doing
  9. how you get them is how you lose them
  10. how you say
  11. how'd

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