abuden

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interjection

Sarcastic response to something the speaker finds obvious; duh!

“— Do I need to go to work tomorrow? — Abuden?”

Scrabble 9

Meanings

interjection

alternative abuthen

  1. ManglishSinglishSarcastic response to something the speaker finds obvious; duh!

    — Do I need to go to work tomorrow? — Abuden?

Origin

Combination of Hokkien 抑無/抑无 (a̍h-bô, “if not”) and English then.

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APA

abuden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abuden

MLA

“abuden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abuden. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abuden,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abuden.

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