"а как же" meaning in Russian

See а как же in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [ɐ‿ˈkaɡ‿ʐɨ] Audio: LL-Q7737 (rus)-Lvova-а как же.wav Forms: а ка́к же [canonical], a kák že [romanization]
Etymology: From а (a, “and”) + как (kak, “how”) + же (že, “emphatic/protesting particle”) with ellipsis of ина́че (ináče, “otherwise”), i.e. "how else?". Etymology templates: {{compound|ru|а|как|же|t1=and|t2=how|t3=emphatic/protesting particle}} а (a, “and”) + как (kak, “how”) + же (že, “emphatic/protesting particle”), {{glossary|ellipsis}} ellipsis Head templates: {{ru-adv|а ка́к же}} а ка́к же • (a kák že)
  1. sure!, of course!
    Sense id: en-а_как_же-ru-adv-gY8hDFc8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

IPA: [ɐ‿ˈkaɡ‿ʐɨ] Audio: LL-Q7737 (rus)-Lvova-а как же.wav Forms: а ка́к же [canonical], a kák že [romanization]
Etymology: Same as above, but with no ellipsis. Head templates: {{ru-adv|а ка́к же}} а ка́к же • (a kák že)
  1. what about, how about? (used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they apparently have not considered)
    Sense id: en-а_как_же-ru-adv-atl7UbF~ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Russian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Russian entries with incorrect language header: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        "3": "как",
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      },
      "expansion": "а (a, “and”) + как (kak, “how”) + же (že, “emphatic/protesting particle”)",
      "name": "compound"
    },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From а (a, “and”) + как (kak, “how”) + же (že, “emphatic/protesting particle”) with ellipsis of ина́че (ináče, “otherwise”), i.e. \"how else?\".",
  "forms": [
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    },
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        "sure!, of course!"
      ],
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        [
          "sure",
          "sure"
        ],
        [
          "of course",
          "of course"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[ɐ‿ˈkaɡ‿ʐɨ]"
    },
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "What about the dinner (have you forgotten)?",
          "raw_tags": [
            "have you forgotten"
          ],
          "roman": "A kák že obéd?",
          "text": "А ка́к же обе́д?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "what about, how about? (used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they apparently have not considered)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "what about",
          "what about"
        ],
        [
          "how about",
          "how about"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
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    },
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        "sure!, of course!"
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          "sure",
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          "of course",
          "of course"
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      "ipa": "[ɐ‿ˈkaɡ‿ʐɨ]"
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          "english": "What about the dinner (have you forgotten)?",
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        "what about, how about? (used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they apparently have not considered)"
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          "what about"
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          "how about",
          "how about"
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