"what else is new" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Audio: En-au-what else is new.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=what else is new?}} what else is new?
  1. (rhetorical question) A rhetorical request for some real news, on hearing a report that was not news because it represents a continuing predictable and unsatisfactory situation. Tags: rhetoric Categories (topical): English rhetorical questions Synonyms: what's new
    Sense id: en-what_else_is_new-en-phrase-naUSmU~B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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