well, well

interjection

Synonym of well, well, well.

“Well, well. What have we here?”

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Meanings

interjection
  1. current in UK; but dated in the US and Canada; current in UK; but dated in the US and CanadaSynonym of well, well, well.

    Well, well. What have we here?

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    (with sarcasm) Well, well. Look who's back. And they said we'd never see him again.

    Wel, wel (Meander) thou art deepely read: And hauing thee, I haue a iewell ſure: Go on my Lord, and giue your charge I ſay, Thy wit wil make vs Conquerors to day.

    c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene ii

    Well, well, we must bide our time. Life isn't all beer and skittles; […]

    1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's School Days

    Synonyms: well, well, well

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

well, well. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well%2C%20well

MLA

“well, well.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well%2C%20well. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “well, well,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well%2C%20well.

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