oh really

English edit

(colloquial) An exclamation of surprise or amazement.
- 2009, Elizabeth Marie Galloway-Evans, Embracing the Gift of Parenthood, page 85:
  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, darling, that is wonderful.” She started raising her voice and said “See, I knew you were not listening to me. You don't really want to know how my day was, so why do you even ask me?” That was it. I felt terrible.
(colloquial, sarcastic) Said in response to an obvious statement.
- 2004, Martin Pegler, Out of Nowhere: A history of the military sniper, published 2012, unnumbered page:
  '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.
- 2007, Terrye Robins, Revenge in Paradise, page 131:
  "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?”