I never did

interjection

An exclamation of great surprise.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. datedidiomaticAn exclamation of great surprise.

    185?, Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit ‘Why, good gracious, Amy, what ever brought you here?’ ‘I wanted to see you, Fanny dear; and as I am going out all day to-morrow, and knew you might be engaged all day to-day, I thought—’ ‘But the idea, Amy, of you coming behind! I never did!’

    1 more example

    "Well, I never did!" she exclaimed in a scandalized whisper. "Trying to set fire to the 'ouse — oh, fie".

    1939, Scribner's Magazine

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
well, i never
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APA

I never did. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20never%20did

MLA

“I never did.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20never%20did. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “I never did,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20never%20did.

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