are you sure you're sure

phrase

A way to ask if someone is certain about something.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

phrase
  1. humorousA way to ask if someone is certain about something.

    SpongeBob: Are you sure? Mrs. Puff: Yes. SpongeBob: Are you sure you're sure? Mrs. Puff: Yes. SpongeBob: Are you sure you're sure you're sure? Mrs. Puff: Yes, I'm sure!

    2010 August 9, Aaron Springer, Dani Michaeli, Andrew Overtoom, “Hide and Then What Happens?”, in SpongeBob SquarePants

Origin

Popularized by SpongeBob SquarePants in the show of the same name's episode "Hide and Then What Happens?", where he asks Mrs. Puff multiple times if she's sure she won't help him hide.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: are you sure you're sure on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.