are you deaf

phrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see are, you, deaf.

Meanings

phraseare you deaf?
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see are, you, deaf.
  2. idiomaticsarcasticA rhetorical question asked to confront a nondeaf interlocutor who has failed to hear something.
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APA

are you deaf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/are%20you%20deaf

MLA

“are you deaf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/are%20you%20deaf. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “are you deaf,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/are%20you%20deaf.

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