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does the Pope wear a funny hat

idiom
Meaning

Obviously! Rhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes.


Examples
SIMPLE

Do you want a slice of pizza? Does the Pope wear a funny hat?

CONTEXTUAL

When my friend asked if I wanted to go to the beach on this hot day, I replied, does the Pope wear a funny hat?

COMPLEX

When the detective asked if the suspect had a motive to commit the crime, the officer scoffed and replied, does the Pope wear a funny hat?

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all hat and no cattle

    Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.

  2. 02

    all hat and no cowboy

    Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.

  3. 03

    black hat

    A villain in a story, especially in a Western (a film or other work of the Western genre).

  4. 04

    brick in one's hat

    Drunkenness.

  5. 05

    does the Pope shit in the woods

    Obviously! Rhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes.

  6. 06

    eat one's hat

    Used in a result clause to express disbelief in a proposition expressed in a conditional clause.

  7. 07

    funny bone

    The ulnar nerve in the elbow, which, when hit, causes a tingling sensation.

  8. 08

    funny man

    Alternative form of funnyman.

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