quelle surprise

/ˌkɛl sə(ɹ)ˈpɹiːz/

phrase

What a surprise.

“My brother made the same mistake I did, but he didn't get punished: quelle surprise.”

OriginFrench quelle surprise →
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Meanings

phrase
  1. idiomaticsarcasticWhat a surprise.

    My brother made the same mistake I did, but he didn't get punished: quelle surprise.

Origin

  1. Frenchquelle surprise“what a surprise”
  2. Englishquelle surprise

Borrowed from French quelle surprise (“what a surprise”).

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APA

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

MLA

“quelle surprise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quelle%20surprise. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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