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Idiom

does the Pope wear a funny hat

Meaning

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

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

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

“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?”

“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?”

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?”

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