Etymology

no duh

Today it means: An expression or exclamation that something is exceedingly obvious or apparent, or that one would have to be extremely foolish not to realize something immediately. Full definition →

First used 1962.
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US from 1962.

First known use, by meaning

  • From 1962. An expression or exclamation that something is exceedingly obvious or apparent, or that one would have to be extremely foolish not to realize something immediately.

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