Phrase guide

you don't say

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

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intj

Meaning 1

Really?; no kidding!; is that so? (sometimes used sarcastically in response to the obvious)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • They're going to have a baby? You don't say!
  • Hey, guess what? There's a country called Brazil! –You don't say.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: really, no kidding, oh really, no really, no shit, no shit, Sherlock, do tell

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

74 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: не ду́май! (ne dúmaj!) — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Bulgarian: не ду́майте! (ne dúmajte!) — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Chinese Cantonese: 講真嘅? /讲真嘅? (gong2 zan1 ge3?) — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Chinese Mandarin: 真的嗎 /真的吗 (zhēn de ma?) — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Chinese Mandarin: 難道... /难道... (nándào...) — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Danish: det siger du ikke! — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Dutch: zou je denken? — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Esperanto: ne ŝerce — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Finnish: ihanko totta? — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Finnish: no älä — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • French: sans blague — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • French: sans dec — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Georgian: ნუთუ (nutu) — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Georgian: კაი ერთი (ḳai erti) — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Georgian: მართლა (martla) — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Georgian: ნუთუ მართლა (nutu martla) — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Georgian: უყურე ერთი (uq̇ure erti) — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Georgian: რას ამბობ (ras ambob) — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Georgian: კაი, კაცო (ḳai, ḳaco) — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • German: was Sie nicht sagen — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • German: was du nicht sagst — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • German: was ihr nicht sagt — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Greek: μη μου πείς (mi mou peís) — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Greek: μη μου πείτε (mi mou peíte) — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Hungarian: nem mondod — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Hungarian: na ne — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Hungarian: ne beszélj — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Hungarian: na ne mondd! — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Indonesian: ajigila! — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Indonesian: beneran? — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Indonesian: oh begitu — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Indonesian: masa? — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Indonesian: masa'? — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Indonesian: serius? — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Indonesian: sungguhan? — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Indonesian: yang benar? — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Italian: ma dai! — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Italian: non mi dire! — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Japanese: ほんと? (honto) — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Japanese: うそ! (uso!) — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Japanese: マジ? (maji) — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Korean: 진짜 (jinjja) — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Macedonian: не збо́ри! (ne zbóri!) — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Māori: āta koia — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Norwegian: sier du det — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Polish: co ty nie powiesz — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Polish: nie gadaj — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Portuguese: jura — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Portuguese: não me diga — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Portuguese: não me digas — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Romanian: nu mai spune! — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Romanian: nu mai spuneți! — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Romanian: ce spui? — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Russian: что вы говори́те! (što vy govoríte!) — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Russian: что ты говори́шь! (što ty govoríšʹ!) — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Russian: неуже́ли (neužéli) — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Russian: да ладно (da ladno) — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Slovak: nevrav — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Spanish: (usted) no me diga — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Spanish: (usted) cómo cree — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Spanish: (usted) qué me dice — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Swedish: det menar du inte — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Swedish: säger du det? — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Tagalog: hindi nga? — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Turkish: deme — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Turkish: deme ya — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Turkish: ciddi olamazsın — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Turkish: hadi canım sen de — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Turkish: valla mı — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Turkish: hadi canım — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Turkish: yok artık — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Turkish: yok daha neler — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Turkish: daha neler — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?
  • Turkish: yapma ya — really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?