slap my ass and call me Sally
- idiom
- Offensive
- I just won the lottery? Slap my ass and call me Sally!
Examples
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Slap my ass and call me Sally, I didn't expect to see you here!
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When the team won against all odds, he exclaimed, 'Slap my ass and call me Sally!'
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Slap my ass and call me Sally—the results were better than anyone imagined.
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Wow! Slap my ass and call me Sally!
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Slap my ass and call me Sally, I can't believe we actually won the game!
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You got that promotion? Slap my ass and call me Sally! What a surprise!
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She finished the project ahead of schedule—slap my ass and call me Sally!
Synonyms
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8.9
An angry or surprised question showing you do not believe something
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7.0
To show surprise, shock or disbelief in a mild, polite way
147
8.9
A short cry to show surprise, confusion, disbelief, or casual acceptance
80
2.6
Words people say when they are surprised to see something
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9.6
To say when you are very surprised or shocked
11
7.5
A short phrase people say to show surprise or shock
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9.9
A short informal word people say when they feel surprise, shock, or annoyance
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9.9
A short phrase people say when they feel surprised or do not believe something
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9.9
An informal phrase people say to show surprise or disbelief
A strong phrase people say when they are very surprised or do not believe something
A funny phrase people say when they cannot believe something
Shout loudly because you are surprised or shocked
A short shout showing surprise or disbelief
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
slap + mine + ass + and + call + mee + Sally
The phrase is a humorous, conventionalized exclamation whose meaning (surprise/disbelief) does not follow from the literal actions of 'slap my ass' or 'call me Sally.' Its sense is idiomatic and culturally grounded, so a B1 learner who knows the parts would not reliably predict the intended meaning.
Etymology
Slap my ass and call me Sally comes from jokey American talk where someone pictures doing something silly, literally slap my ass and then call me Sally, to show they are shocked. One popular idea is that this absurd image makes clear the speaker feels 'surprise' or 'disbelief', so people use the phrase when something unexpected happens.