Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

what else is new

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.28 in modern English

Syllables: what else is new
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

A rhetorical request for some real news, on hearing a report that was not news because it represents a continuing predictable and unsatisfactory situation.

Example Sentences

"My mum is still giving me grief for not getting a job. ― What else is new?"

Synonyms

what's new

Questions

What does what else is new mean?: A rhetorical request for some real news, on hearing a report that was not news because it represents a continuing predictable and unsatisfactory situation.

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