"are you sure you're sure" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: Popularized by SpongeBob SquarePants in the show of the same name's episode "Hide and Then What Happens?", where he asks Mrs. Puff multiple times if she's sure she won't help him hide. Head templates: {{en-head|phr}} are you sure you're sure
  1. (humorous) A way to ask if someone is certain about something. Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-are_you_sure_you're_sure-en-phrase-mnmBgjyr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Internet memes, SpongeBob SquarePants
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2010 August 9, Aaron Springer, Dani Michaeli, Andrew Overtoom, “Hide and Then What Happens?”, in SpongeBob SquarePants",
          "text": "SpongeBob: Are you sure?\nMrs. Puff: Yes.\nSpongeBob: Are you sure you're sure?\nMrs. Puff: Yes.\nSpongeBob: Are you sure you're sure you're sure?\nMrs. Puff: Yes, I'm sure!",
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        "(humorous) A way to ask if someone is certain about something."
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        "A way to ask if someone is certain about something."
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