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sure, Jan

sure, Jan phrase: used sarcastically to express dismissal or disbelief in relation to a statement.

Phrase

sure, Jan

  1. (Internet) Used sarcastically to express dismissal or disbelief in relation to a statement.
    • 70 yr old woman at work today talking to me about Blurred Lines: "It's just such a feel good tune!" .... Sure, Jan.2013 December 28, @maggieantel, Twitter, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2024
    • I once had a 14-year-old tell me they were a poly-pansexual and while I wanted to be like, “Sure, Jan,” I was more astonished that there was language so readily available to welcome her into herself and her li’l kingdom of love.2019 June 16, Danez Smith, “Reimagining Ourselves in an Increasingly Queer World”, in The New York Times

Examples of sure, Jan in a sentence

  • But then Sam deleted the pic and ~claimed~ his account was hacked (sure, Jan), saying, “Account got hacked and was photoshopped—calm down, everyone!”2021 September 12, Mehera Bonner, “Breaking! Britney Spears Is Engaged to Sam Asghari!”, in Cosmopolitan:
  • This seems like a pretty philosophical way of defining “breakup” and “relationship,” but sure, Jan.2023 May 18, Kathleen Walsh, “Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss Didn’t Break Up Because They Were Never Together, Apparently”, in Glamour:

Origin of sure, Jan

Referencing a scene from the American comedy film A Very Brady Sequel (1996), in which the character Jan Brady (Jennifer Elise Cox) is lying about having a boyfriend named George Glass at school, to which her sister Marcia Brady (Christine Taylor) replies, “Sure, Jan.” The phrase was popularized in early 2015 on Tumblr and other websites, chiefly through image macros and GIFs featuring the original scene from the film.

Questions about sure, Jan

What does sure, Jan mean?
Sure, Jan means used sarcastically to express dismissal or disbelief in relation to a statement.
How do you use sure, Jan in a sentence?
But then Sam deleted the pic and ~claimed~ his account was hacked (sure, Jan), saying, “Account got hacked and was photoshopped—calm down, everyone!”
What part of speech is sure, Jan?
Sure, Jan is a phrase.

Words near sure, Jan in the dictionary

  1. sure hands on the tillers
  2. sure of oneself
  3. sure thing
  4. sure things
  5. sure up
  6. sure, Jan
  7. sure-enough
  8. sure-fire
  9. sure-footed
  10. sure-footedness
  11. sure-handed

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