"Wait … what?" |
New York Times |
17 Mar 2024 |
"Say what?" |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Mar 2024 |
"Whaddya mean?" |
New York Times |
25 Feb 2024 |
"Well, I'll be" |
Commuter |
17 Feb 2024 |
"Say that again?" |
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"What was that?" |
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"Say what?" |
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"Say what?" |
Universal |
06 Feb 2024 |
"Pardon me?" less politely |
Commuter |
25 Dec 2023 |
"Say what?" |
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“Say what?” |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Dec 2023 |
"Say what?" |
Universal |
28 Nov 2023 |
“Say what?” |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Oct 2023 |
Expression of confusion |
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"Sorry, what?" |
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"Say what?" expression |
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"Say what now?" |
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"What?" |
Universal |
20 Aug 2023 |
Request for restatement |
Newsday |
21 Jul 2023 |
"What was that?" |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Jul 2023 |
"Come again?" |
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"Say what?" |
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"Sorry, what?" |
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"Say what?" |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 May 2023 |
"Say what?" |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 May 2023 |
"Say what?" |
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"Say that again?" |
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"What?!" |
Universal |
08 Apr 2023 |
Query from the clueless |
Newsday |
08 Apr 2023 |
'Say again?' |
USA Today |
02 Apr 2023 |
"Come again?" |
LA Times Daily |
21 Mar 2023 |
"Uhh ... wha?" |
Universal |
10 Mar 2023 |
Question of comprehension |
Newsday |
09 Mar 2023 |
"I'm sorry, what?" |
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"What the?" |
LA Times Daily |
23 Feb 2023 |
'Say what?' |
Newsday |
19 Feb 2023 |
"What?" |
Universal |
19 Feb 2023 |
"I don't get it" |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jan 2023 |
"Say what?" |
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'Beg pardon?' but way less formal |
Family Time |
19 Dec 2022 |
'What did you say?' |
USA Today |
24 Nov 2022 |
"Say what?" |
Premier Sunday |
13 Nov 2022 |
'What was that?' |
Newsday |
30 Oct 2022 |
"I'm sorry, what did you say?" |
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"What was that?!" |
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"Say what?" expression |
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'I don't get it' |
USA Today |
25 Aug 2022 |
"Can you say that again?" |
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“Say what?” |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Jul 2022 |
"Say what?" |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Jul 2022 |
'Come again?' |
USA Today |
01 Jul 2022 |
Confused one's question |
Newsday |
26 Jun 2022 |
'What?' |
USA Today |
20 Jun 2022 |
"Sorry, what did you say?" |
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Come again, though only occasionally |
The Times Cryptic |
15 Jun 2022 |
'That's strange' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
12 Jun 2022 |
"What was that?" expression |
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"Beg your pardon?" |
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“I didn’t expect that!” |
Wall Street Journal |
07 May 2022 |
"Come again?" |
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'Wait, what?' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
17 Apr 2022 |
'Whadja say?' |
USA Today |
15 Apr 2022 |
'Wait, what did you say?' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
10 Apr 2022 |
"Say what?" |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Apr 2022 |
"Say what?" |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Apr 2022 |
"I'm sorry, what?" |
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''What did you say?'' |
Newsday |
07 Mar 2022 |
"What was that?" |
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“Well, that’s a surprise!” |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Jan 2022 |
''You said what now?'' |
Family Time |
12 Dec 2021 |
"Come again?" |
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"That's odd" |
Universal |
02 Nov 2021 |
''Come again?'' |
Newsday |
24 Oct 2021 |
''What did you say?'' |
Newsday |
13 Oct 2021 |
"What's that?" |
Universal |
09 Aug 2021 |
'Beg pardon?' |
USA Today |
08 Aug 2021 |
'Say it again?' |
USA Today |
06 Jul 2021 |
"What was that?" |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Jun 2021 |
''What was that?'' |
Newsday |
09 May 2021 |
Less formal "Beg pardon?" |
Family Time |
03 May 2021 |
"Beg pardon?" |
Family Time |
25 Apr 2021 |
'Ya don't say!' |
New York Times |
25 Apr 2021 |
'What did you say?' |
USA Today |
25 Apr 2021 |
"Could you repeat that?" |
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"Come again?" |
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"What did you say?" |
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"Come again?" |
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'What???' |
USA Today |
15 Jan 2021 |
''How do you figure THAT?'' |
Newsday |
09 Jan 2021 |
Exclamation of surprise |
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"Say what?" |
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“Run that by me again” |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Nov 2020 |
"Say what?" |
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Clueless response |
Jonesin |
15 Sep 2020 |
"What'd you say?" |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Aug 2020 |
“Well, I didn’t expect that!” |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Aug 2020 |
"Say what?" expression |
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Request for restatement |
Newsday |
10 Jul 2020 |
"___? What do you mean?" (confused exclamation) |
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"Say that again?" |
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"Say what?" expression |
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'Whaaa?' |
New York Times |
12 May 2020 |
'Come again?' |
The Washington Post |
09 May 2020 |
"Come again?" |
LA Times Daily |
09 May 2020 |
'Come again?' |
USA Today |
23 Apr 2020 |
"Say what?" |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Apr 2020 |
"Say what?" expression |
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Response to bewilderment |
Newsday |
20 Mar 2020 |
"Come again?" |
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"Say what?" |
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'Hmm, that's odd!' |
New York Times |
23 Feb 2020 |
"What did you say?" expression |
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"Who woulda thunk ...?" |
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"What did you say?" expression |
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"Say what?" |
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'You said what?' |
New York Times |
27 Dec 2019 |
"You said what?" |
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"What?!" |
Universal |
25 Dec 2019 |
"Umm... what?" |
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“Imagine that!” |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Dec 2019 |
"Say what?" |
Universal |
26 Nov 2019 |
'Say again?' |
New York Times |
11 Nov 2019 |
Confused response |
The Washington Post Sunday |
03 Nov 2019 |
'Care to repeat?' |
USA Today |
21 Oct 2019 |
'Come again?' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
20 Oct 2019 |
"Say again?" |
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"What did you say?" expression |
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Exclamation of surprise |
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"What did you say?" |
Family Time |
19 Aug 2019 |
'Say what?' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
04 Aug 2019 |
'Come again?' |
New York Times |
29 Jul 2019 |
'Would you repeat that?' |
USA Today |
22 Jul 2019 |
'Talking to me?' |
USA Today |
01 Jul 2019 |
Grunt of surprise |
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'What the?!' |
The Washington Post |
13 Mar 2019 |
"What the?!" |
LA Times Daily |
13 Mar 2019 |
Bewildered expression |
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'...wait, what?' |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Mar 2019 |
Bewildered response |
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"Say that again?" |
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'How's that?' |
Premier Sunday |
20 Jan 2019 |
"Did you say something?" |
Family Time |
13 Jan 2019 |
"Talking to me?" |
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"What the?!" |
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"Would you repeat that?" |
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"Come again?" |
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"...wait, what?" |
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"Imagine that!" |
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"Care to repeat?" |
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"Come again?" |
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"I hadn't thought about it like that" |
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'Say again?' |
Premier Sunday |
23 Dec 2018 |
"What?" |
Family Time |
03 Dec 2018 |
"Come again?" (expression when you are not following something) |
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"Say what?" |
LA Times Daily |
05 Oct 2018 |
'Say what?' |
The Washington Post |
05 Oct 2018 |
"Come again?" |
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"What was that?" |
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"What?" |
Universal |
24 Jul 2018 |
Expression for "What!" |
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"Come again?" |
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"'Scuse me?" |
Universal |
09 Apr 2018 |
"Did you say something?" |
Universal |
11 Mar 2018 |
"What?" |
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"'Scuse me?" |
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"Say what?" |
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"Say what?" |
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Sound of bafflement |
Newsday |
15 Dec 2017 |
'Say what?' |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Nov 2017 |
'What did you say?' |
The Washington Post |
07 Nov 2017 |
"What did you say?" |
LA Times Daily |
07 Nov 2017 |
"What?" informally |
Family Time |
23 Oct 2017 |
Clueless query |
Newsday |
13 Oct 2017 |
"Excuse me?" (Exclamatory sound) |
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'Say what?' |
Premier Sunday |
03 Sep 2017 |
'What'd you say?' |
New York Times |
31 Jul 2017 |
''Say again?'' |
Newsday |
28 Jun 2017 |
"___? What was that?" (A sound of confusion) |
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'Imagine that!' |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Jun 2017 |
''What did you say?'' |
Newsday |
20 Jun 2017 |
"What do you mean?" |
Universal |
28 May 2017 |
Question from someone sleepy |
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"What'd you say?" |
USA Today |
15 Apr 2017 |
"What did you say?" |
|
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"What'd you say?" |
|
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"Come again?" |
|
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"What do you mean?" |
|
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"Come again?" |
|
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"What'd you say?" |
|
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'What was that?' |
Thomas Joseph |
23 Dec 2016 |
"Come again?" |
Universal |
05 Nov 2016 |
'Could you put that in layman's terms?' |
Jonesin |
25 Oct 2016 |
'What'd you say?' |
Thomas Joseph |
14 Sep 2016 |
''That's news to me'' |
Newsday |
27 May 2016 |
"Excuse me?" |
LA Times Daily |
03 May 2016 |
"Excuse me?" |
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'Wow, I didn't expect that!' |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Dec 2015 |
"Come again?" |
USA Today |
29 Nov 2015 |
'What's that?' |
New York Times |
31 Oct 2015 |
"How's that again?" |
LA Times Daily |
27 Oct 2015 |
'What did you say?' |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Oct 2015 |
'Wha'dja say?' |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Sep 2015 |
"Say what?" |
USA Today |
02 Jul 2015 |
'Beg pardon?' |
New York Times |
23 Mar 2015 |
"Say again?" |
LA Times Daily |
10 Mar 2015 |
'Whadja say?' |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Mar 2015 |
"What was that?" |
Family Time |
04 Jan 2015 |
"How's that again?" |
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"Say again?" |
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"Live and learn I guess ..." |
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"Wow, I didn't expect that!" |
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"Beg pardon?" |
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"What's that?" |
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"Say what?" |
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"Say what?" |
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Husband brought to posh hospital for what? |
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Expression of confusion |
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Noncommittal response |
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"Whadja say?" |
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PJ Harvey "Uh ___ Her" |
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Indication that you don't get it |
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"What?!" |
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"Say what?" |
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"Could you repeat that?" |
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"I'm sorry?" |
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"What was that?" |
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"What did you say?" |
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"What?" |
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"That's a surprise" |
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"You talkin' to me?" |
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"What?" |
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"Say again?" |
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Expression of confusion |
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Goes with John Mellencamp's "Uh" |
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'How's that?' |
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"What the ...?" |
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"I didn't catch that" |
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"What gives?" |
|
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"Whadja say?" |
|
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"Whadja say?" |
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"How's that again?" |
|
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"Say that again?" |
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"Whazzat?" |
|
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"You wanna run that by me again?" |
|
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Bewildered response |
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"Beg pardon?" |
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Befuddled comment |
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Indie band Uh ___ Her |
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'What?' |
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"I don't get it" |
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"'Scuse me?" |
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"I didn't expect that" |
|
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"Beg pardon?" |
|
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"Come again?" |
|
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"You mean ... what?" |
|
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"I don't get it" |
|
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"Say that again?" |
|
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"What'd you say?" |
|
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"Whaddaya mean?" |
|
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"I don't get it" |
|
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"Say that again?" |
|
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"What'd you say?" |
|
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Clueless response |
|
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Mellencamp: "Uh-___" |
|
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Clueless response |
|
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Expression of bafflement |
|
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"What?!" |
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"What?" |
|
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Word from one who isn't following |
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"What's that?" |
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"Beg pardon?" |
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"How's that?" |
|
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"Whazzat?" |
|
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"What was that?" |
|
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"Say what?" |
|
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"What did you say?" |
|
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"Whazzat?" |
|
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'Say again?' |
|
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"Whadja say?" |
|
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"You talkin' to me?" |
|
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"What the ...?" |
|
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"Excuse me?" |
|
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"Beg pardon?" |
|
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"Say what?" |
|
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"Come again?" |
|
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"What did you say?" |
|
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"Beg pardon?" |
|
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"Beg pardon?" |
|
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"Say what?" |
|
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"What the...?" |
|
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Question from a person just awakened |
|
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"Come again?" |
|
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"What?" |
|
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"Wha?" |
|
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"Wha'dja say?" |
|
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"What?!" |
|
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"What'd you say?" |
|
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"What was that?" |
|
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Non-responsive response |
|
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"Wha'd'ja say?" |
|
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'Come again?' |
|
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Wha? |
|
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Non-responsive response |
|
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"Say what?" |
|
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"Whazzat?" |
|
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"Did you say something?" |
|
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"Come again?" |
|
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"Say what?" |
|
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"What was that?" |
|
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'Say what?' |
|
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'What'd you say?' |
|
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"Whazzat?" |
|
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"Say what?" |
|
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"What'd you say?” |
|
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"What did you say?" |
|
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"What did you say?" |
|
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"What'd you say?" |
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"What was that!" |
|
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"What?" |
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"What was that?" |
|
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Sound of confusion |
|
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"What's that you say?" |
|
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"How about that!" |
|
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Come again? |
|
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"What did you say?" |
|
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"What was that?" |
|
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Say what? |
|
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"Come again?" |
|
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"Whadja say?" |
|
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Bewildered response |
|
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"Whazzat?" |
|
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Grunt of surprise |
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Lunkhead's question |
|
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"What was that?" |
|
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"What's that ?" |
|
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"What'd you say?" |
|
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"What's that?" |
|
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"What was that?" |
|
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"What's that?" |
|
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"Say, what?" |
|
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"Excuse me?" |
|
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"Wha'd'ja say?" |
|
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Ignorant reply |
|
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"Wha . . . ?" |
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Word of disbelief |
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How's that again? |
|
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Expression of indifference |
|
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Querying word |
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"Wha?" |
|
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Uh follower |
|
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Expression of disbelief |
|
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Querying sound |
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Questioning sound |
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Word of surprise |
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Sound of surprise. |
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Interjection of disbelief. |
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Querying sound. |
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Surprised sound. |
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Expression of inquiry. |
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Derogatory grunt. |
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"What?" |
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"Say what?" |
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"What's that?" |
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"Whazzat?" |
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