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shocked, shocked

shocked, shocked adjective: ironically or hypocritically pretending to be shocked.

Adjective

shocked, shocked (not comparable)

  1. Ironically or hypocritically pretending to be shocked.
    • Lawyers for Mike Milken, the chief junk-bond prestidigitator and 1990’s most gleefully anticipated defendant, say they are shocked — shocked! — that federal prosecutors have been leaking stories about his case to the Times and The Wall Street Journal. Imagine: responsible professionals improperly...1989 December, “December’s No Longer Perfect”, in Spy, page 10
    • The Washington Post's Dana Milbank is shocked, shocked to find "stagecraft" going on in the White House briefing room2009 June 24, James Taranto, “Let Turkey Handle It”, in The Wall Street Journal

Origin of shocked, shocked

Referencing a line in the 1942 film Casablanca.

Questions about shocked, shocked

What does shocked, shocked mean?
Shocked, shocked means ironically or hypocritically pretending to be shocked.
What part of speech is shocked, shocked?
Shocked, shocked is an adjective.

Words near shocked, shocked in the dictionary

  1. shocked and awed
  2. shocked Pikachu
  3. shocked Pikachus
  4. shocked quartz
  5. shocked quartzes
  6. shocked, shocked
  7. shockedness
  8. shockee
  9. shockees
  10. shocker
  11. shockeroo

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