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I never did

I never did interjection: an exclamation of great surprise.

Interjection

  1. (dated, idiomatic) An exclamation of great surprise.
    • 185?, Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit
      ‘Why, good gracious, Amy, what ever brought you here?’
      ‘I wanted to see you, Fanny dear; and as I am going out all day to-morrow, and knew you might be engaged all day to-day, I thought—’
      ‘But the idea, Amy, of you coming behind! I never did!’
    • "Well, I never did!" she exclaimed in a scandalized whisper. "Trying to set fire to the 'ouse — oh, fie".1939, Scribner's Magazine

Questions about I never did

What does I never did mean?
I never did means an exclamation of great surprise.
What part of speech is I never did?
I never did is an interjection.

Words near I never did in the dictionary

  1. I must love you and leave you
  2. I must say
  3. I need a doctor
  4. I need a guide
  5. I need an interpreter
  6. I never did
  7. I never miss
  8. I only date tall guys
  9. I only work here
  10. I put it to you
  11. I resemble that remark

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