interrobang
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Is interrobang a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (rare) A combination of a question mark and an exclamation mark; ⟨!?⟩ or ⟨?!⟩.Examples: "Interrobang — !?, ?!, or ‽ / What?! You’ve never heard of the interrobang!? Really? Well, now you have, so all is forgiven. An interrobang is […] used to end sentences where you really want both the exclamation point and the question mark. […] The word is used to describe both the two side by side (!? or ?!) or the combined symbol (‽)."; "For instance, Taylor (2002: 568–570) discusses the ‘incredulity response construction’ in English as an example of a CI, exemplified by expressions such as Him write a novel?! and Me worry?! The CI has the schematic form of [nom_(sbj) v_(inf) (np)?!]. When written, it is often punctuated with an interrobang (‽ or ?!)."; "My Jungle page had become bloated with messages since the press conference — notes from people at school, neighbors and strangers. A few people from Star Club left nice comments, and a few classmates wrote “so sorry to hear” messages. Even an interrobang-filled rant from Sasha Rosenberg?!"rare
verb (English)
1. (chiefly humorous) To exclaim and question at the same time.Examples: "“I think I can help Carli, but I have to move fast. Federal agents are going to descend on this place like locusts in about twenty minutes, max, and they’ll detain everyone. It’ll be days, at least, before they’re done interrobanging around.”"; ""Qhoenix!?" interrobanged Lrig Lanoisnemid-Eno. "You can't do this!""; ""Rhinnick worked with Dr. Peericks?!" gasped Ian, interrobanging like nobody's business."humorous
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