Etymology Journal · W
Well, isn't that something?
Meaning
- A neutral but often heavily sarcastic way to acknowledge something unusual. It can be genuine wonder or a quiet 'are you kidding me' moment.
Observational, dry
Used in a sentence
- They raised the rent again? Well, isn't that something.
- Well, isn't that something, the baby took his first steps.
- You managed to break the blender in five minutes? Well, isn't that something.
The backstory
A classic rhetorical construction. It forces the listener to agree that the thing in question is, in fact, something.
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