"oh really" meaning in English

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Interjection

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-oh really.wav [US]
Head templates: {{en-interj}} oh really
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see oh, really.
    Sense id: en-oh_really-en-intj-1apmXNdY
  2. (colloquial) An exclamation of surprise or amazement. Tags: colloquial Synonyms (amazement): really, no shit, never, no, no way, wow
    Sense id: en-oh_really-en-intj-aJn4Sn-Z Disambiguation of 'amazement': 0 98 2
  3. (colloquial, sarcastic) Said in response to an obvious statement. Tags: colloquial, sarcastic Synonyms (response to the obvious): really, no shit, no kidding, you don't say, seriously
    Sense id: en-oh_really-en-intj-gqqfkRls Disambiguation of 'response to the obvious': 0 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: guess what

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