well, well, well

English

Interjection

well, well, well

(current in Britain, but dated in the US and Canada) Indicating pondering or consideration, often with sarcasm or mock surprise.
Well, well, well. What have we here?

(with sarcasm) Well, well, well. Look who's back. And they said we'd never see him again.

Usage notes

This form may be a little stronger, or more sarcastic, than well, well.

Alternative forms

well, well

Translations

indicating consideration

Catalan: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 哦哟哟 (oyoyo), 行了，行了 (xíngle xíngle)
Czech: ale, ale, ale
Finnish: jaa-ha, kappas vain

Hungarian: nocsak, nocsak, nocsak
Italian: bene, bene
Portuguese: ora, ora, ora
Russian: так-так (tak-tak)
Spanish: bueno bueno bueno

See also

hmm

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