What Is Interabang Meaning?

(ɪnˈtɛrəˌbæŋ) noun. a non-standard English punctuation mark that is a combination of an exclamation mark and a question mark.

What is an Interobang used for?

The interrobang (in-TER-eh-bang) is a nonstandard mark of punctuation in the form of a question mark superimposed on an exclamation point (sometimes appearing as ?!), used to end a rhetorical question or a simultaneous question and exclamation.

What does the stodgy mean as it is used in interrobang?

"Interro-" came from the interrogatory nature of a question and "-bang" came from the printer's term for an exclamation point. And stodgy dictionary editors even saw fit to add "interrobang" as a word amongst their listings. ... The symbol's fame was short-lived, thought.

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