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water is wet

water is wet phrase: a statement of the obvious.

Phrase

water is wet

  1. (sarcastic) A statement of the obvious.
    • We constantly “see” heterosexuality in Trek; to say that heterosexuality is explicit in Trek is to say that water is wet.2009, David Greven, Gender and Sexuality in Star Trek, →ISBN
    • "You're a monster," Gil said, but his words were toothless, without the fire behind them that he'd previously stoked. Coburn shrugged. “And water is wet, old man.”2011, Chuck Wendig, Double Dead, →ISBN

Questions about water is wet

What does water is wet mean?
Water is wet means a statement of the obvious.
What part of speech is water is wet?
Water is wet is a phrase.

Words near water is wet in the dictionary

  1. water icing
  2. water icings
  3. water injection
  4. water intoxication
  5. water intoxications
  6. water is wet
  7. Water Island
  8. water jacket
  9. water jackets
  10. water jet
  11. water jets

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