no duh
- idiom
- Slang
:
no es obvio
- When she said it was cold outside, I thought, no duh.
Examples
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"If you don't water the plants, they'll die?" No duh, everyone knows that.
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"You have to pay for the tickets upfront?" No duh, it's standard policy here.
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"You're tired because you stayed up all night?" No duh, that's what happens when you don't sleep.
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He thinks he can win the game? No duh!
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It's obvious that she was upset; no duh!
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You forgot your keys again? No duh, that happens every time.
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If you touch the fire, you'll get burned. No duh!
Synonyms
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8.1
Shows that something is clear in a joking or sarcastic way
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9.9
A short mocking word used online to show something is obvious
People say it in a rude way to show that what someone said is obvious
Antonyms
How Obvious
Surface Forms
Morphology
The overall meaning (a sarcastic marking that something is obvious) is clearly related to the constituents: 'duh' signals obviousness and 'no' adds a dismissive/confirmatory stance, so a learner who knows both words could partly infer the sense. However, the phrase functions as a colloquial discourse marker with pragmatic and register-specific nuances that are not fully predictable from the parts alone, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
No duh began as a quick, rude reply when someone said something obvious: a listener would say duh (like 'of course') and the added no makes the reply stronger and shows the statement was not needed. That's why people use no duh today to say something is 'obvious' or that someone should already know.