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colloquial An exclamation of surprise or amazement. Well, one day when she got tired of my seemingly spaced-out replies she let me have it. She responded with, "Oh Mommy, I had a horrible day. First I lost my lunch pail and the teacher wouldn't let me go to the office for help. Then I got upset and jumped off the building." My response was “Oh really
colloquial, sarcastic Said in response to an obvious statement. 'It's a sniper' shouted the bush. ‘Oh really! Did you hear that boys, it's a fucking sniper. What am I? Am I talking in Czechoslovakian or what? I know it's a fuckin' sniper.’
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see oh, really. "In less than two hours Simon is picking me up, and we're going to Maui for the weekend." “Oh, really.” The line was silent for a moment. “And just what are his intentions in this romantic getaway?”