well I never
Expression of disbelief
Well I never is an exclamation of surprise or disbelief, typically at something scandalous or unexpected: Well I never! She actually showed up after all that.
The phrase sounds old-fashioned and is often used with theatrical exaggeration or gentle humor.
It implies the speaker has never encountered or heard of such a thing.
- goodnessMoral excellence
- good heavensQuaint surprise utterance
- graciousPleasantly kind and courteous
- oh myExclamation of surprise
- surprisedCaught unawares
astonished · shocked · heavens · bless my soul · fancy · incredulous · disbelief · gobsmacked · flabbergasted · exclaim · gasp · bewildered · stunned · amazed · blimey · crikey · my word · dear
- exclamationsoh, yes, no, wow, hey
- Old-timey exclamationsgolly, gee whiz, jeepers, gadzooks, fiddlesticks
- British Exclamationsblimey, bloody hell, crikey, cor blimey, strewth
- Victorian Exclamationsby Jove, good heavens, good gracious, goodness gracious, bless my soul
- folk sayingsproverb, adage, maxim, folk saying, old saying
- reactionsreaction, response, gasp, wince, flinch
surprise/expectation
well I neverof course
Expression of obvious agreement
what else is new · naturally · as expected · I knew it · obviously