a punctuation mark (?), a combination of a question mark and an exclamation point, used to express incredulity, disbelief, etc.
Origin of interrobang
interro(gation mark) + bang, proofreaders' term for exclamation mark: see bang (noun)interrobang
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interrobang
also in·ter·a·bang
noun
A punctuation mark (&interobang;) in the form of a question mark superimposed on an exclamation point, used to end a simultaneous question and exclamation.
Origin of interrobang
interro(gation point) bang 1 exclamation point (printers' slang)THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural interrobangs)
- The symbol ‽ (combination of ? and !).
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