is the bear Catholic

is the bear Cath·ol·ic
UK/iz ðə ˌbɛə ˈkæθəlɪk/UK/-ˈkæθlɪk/UK, British, Southern, Standard/-ˌbɛː-/US/iz ðə ˌbɛəɹ ˈkæθəlɪk/

A form of is a bear Catholic — A rhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes: duh!, obviously!, of course!

Meanings

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  1. alternativeAlternative form of is a bear Catholic.

    "So, I tell Tim you want the tickets then?" / "Is the bear Catholic?" replied Torquil.

    1996, Linda Jaivin, Rock ’n’ Roll Babes from Outer Space, New York, N.Y.: Broadway Books, published 1998, →ISBN, page 138
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    [Wed, Nov 24] 10:00 pm – IS PARIS BURNING? Is the Bear Catholic? Does a pope shit in the woods?

    1971 November 18, “Space in: TV”, in Space City!, volume III, number 24, Houston, Tex.: Lyman Padde Educational Project, →OCLC, page 28, column 4

    “Look, you want to pay for a drink from these suckers, or run up to my room for a shot of Jack Daniel’s?” / “Is the bear Catholic?” / When Nordgren poured them each a second drink, they agreed wholeheartedly that there was no point in returning to the ordeal of the meet-the-pros party.

    1983, Karl Edward Wagner, “Neither Brute Nor Human”, in Why Not You and I?, New York, N.Y.: Tom Doherty Associates, published September 1987, →ISBN, page 102

    He [Richard Pryor] suggests we seal our bond further and tell our worst secrets. “Do you have one, Jenny?” / “Is the bear Catholic?” / I sure do have one, and it’s given me almost a solid year of sleepless nights and has me sweating bullets of shame.

    1991, Jennifer Lee, “[1978] February”, in Tarnished Angel: Surviving in the Dark Curve of Drugs, Violence, Sex, and Fame: A Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Thunder’s Mouth Press, →ISBN, page 132

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