Not!
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An interjection negating the statement one has just made and thus rendering it sarcastic. Oh, yeah, I love getting a ton of homework on my birthday weekend. Not!
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Not!
interj. Not really so! (A tag phrase added to the end of a statement, changing it from affirmative to negative. There is usually a pause before Not!, which is said on a level pitch somewhat higher than the sentence that comes before.) Of course I’m going to pay $100 a ticket to see a rock concert. Not!
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not!
See i don't think so.
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer Copyright © 2013 by Christine Ammer
References in classic literature
Fair mirror and true- thou liest not! Thou hast no end to gain -- no heart to break -- Castiglione lied who said he loved -- Thou true -- he false!
Thou heardst it not! -- Baldazaar, speak no more To me, Politian, of thy camps and courts.
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