quelle surpriseint.

Brit.

/ˌkɛl səˈpriːz/, U.S.

/ˌkɛl sərˈpriz/

Forms: 1900s– quelle surprise, 1900s– quel surprise.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French quelle surprise.

Etymology: < French quelle surprise what a surprise (1572 or earlier in Middle French as a phrase, 1630 or earlier as an interjection) < quelle , feminine singular of quel what (see quel adj.) + surprise surprise n. Compare quel adj.

‘What a surprise!’ Chiefly used ironically, implying that a situation or event is unsurprising, typical, or predictable.

ΚΠ

1952 Bedford (Pa.) Gaz. 29 May 5/3 I did not believe it would work out. Quelle surprise! Instead I find the cottage cheese gives a finer topping.

1983 Los Angeles Times 23 Oct. (Advertising Suppl.) 4/1 All of Rodeo Drive came down on his head [for his undiplomatic comment]. Quelle surprise!

1991 Independent (Nexis) 12 Feb. (Book Review section) 29 ‘Did the Pole say..what the railwaymen want?’ ‘More money, he said.’ ‘Quel surprise.’

2003 ‘S. Pax’ Weblog Diary 22 May in Baghdad Blog 178 So the ‘interim Iraqi government’ got screwed. Quelle surprise!!

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quelle surprise
释义	quelle surpriseint. Brit. /ˌkɛl səˈpriːz/, U.S. /ˌkɛl sərˈpriz/ Forms: 1900s– quelle surprise, 1900s– quel surprise. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French quelle surprise. Etymology: < French quelle surprise what a surprise (1572 or earlier in Middle French as a phrase, 1630 or earlier as an interjection) < quelle , feminine singular of quel what (see quel adj.) + surprise surprise n. Compare quel adj. ‘What a surprise!’ Chiefly used ironically, implying that a situation or event is unsurprising, typical, or predictable. ΚΠ 1952 Bedford (Pa.) Gaz. 29 May 5/3 I did not believe it would work out. Quelle surprise! Instead I find the cottage cheese gives a finer topping. 1983 Los Angeles Times 23 Oct. (Advertising Suppl.) 4/1 All of Rodeo Drive came down on his head [for his undiplomatic comment]. Quelle surprise! 1991 Independent (Nexis) 12 Feb. (Book Review section) 29 ‘Did the Pole say..what the railwaymen want?’ ‘More money, he said.’ ‘Quel surprise.’ 2003 ‘S. Pax’ Weblog Diary 22 May in Baghdad Blog 178 So the ‘interim Iraqi government’ got screwed. Quelle surprise!! This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.1952
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