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what in the world

what in the world interjection: an exclamation of surprise.

Interjection

  1. An exclamation of surprise.
    • "What in the world are you talking about, Roger?" asked my father in amazement.1875, Catholic World, volume 21, page 201
    Synonyms:
    what on Earth

what in the world meaning in Indonesian

what in the world in Indonesian

Translations
apa-apaan

Synonyms of what in the world

  • what on Earth

Questions about what in the world

What does what in the world mean?
What in the world means an exclamation of surprise.
What is what in the world in Indonesian?
What in the world in Indonesian is apa-apaan. See What in the world meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is what in the world?
What in the world is an interjection.

Words near what in the world in the dictionary

  1. what hath God wrought
  2. what have you
  3. what ho
  4. what if
  5. what in tarnation
  6. what in the world
  7. what in time
  8. what is her name
  9. what is his name
  10. what is it
  11. what is more

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