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Go figure, huh?
Meaning
- A slightly more conversational variation of go figure. It invites the other person to agree with how strange or ironic a situation is.
Conversational, inquisitive
Used in a sentence
- The store was sold out of milk again, go figure, huh?
- My car started working perfectly as soon as I pulled into the mechanic shop, go figure, huh?
- They canceled the picnic just as the clouds cleared up, go figure, huh?
The backstory
This is a modern evolution of the original phrase that emphasizes the shared bafflement between the speaker and the listener. It is purely colloquial.
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