Phrase guide

well, well, well

intj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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intj

Meaning 1

Indicating pondering or consideration, often with sarcasm or mock surprise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Well, well, well. What have we here?
  • Well, well, well. Look who's back. And they said we'd never see him again.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: aviam, aviam — indicating consideration
  • Catalan: vaja, vaja — indicating consideration
  • Chinese Mandarin: 哦哟哟 (oyoyo) — indicating consideration
  • Chinese Mandarin: 行了,行了 (xíngle xíngle) — indicating consideration
  • Czech: ale, ale, ale — indicating consideration
  • Finnish: jaa-ha — indicating consideration
  • Finnish: kappas vain — indicating consideration
  • Greek: βρε, βρε, βρε (vre, vre, vre) — indicating consideration
  • Hungarian: nocsak, nocsak, nocsak — indicating consideration
  • Italian: bene, bene — indicating consideration
  • Polish: proszę — indicating consideration
  • Portuguese: ora, ora, ora — indicating consideration
  • Romanian: măi, măi, măi — indicating consideration
  • Russian: так-так (tak-tak) — indicating consideration
  • Spanish: vaya, vaya, vaya — indicating consideration
  • Swedish: men, men, men — indicating consideration
  • Uzbek: xo’sh-xo’sh — indicating consideration