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famous last words Fig. assertions that are almost immediately countered. (Sarcastic.) A: I said I would never speak to her again in my entire life! B: Famous last words! You just said hello to her. Famous last words. (humorous) something that you say in order to emphasize that what someone said is wrong or is very likely to be wrong James assured me it was always sunny in Italy in June. Famous last words. It rained every day of our trip. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Those are the same famous last words uttered during the Internet boom. A collector of famous last words, teenage Miles Halter uses Rabelais's final quote ("I go to seek a Great Perhaps") to explain why he's chosen to leave public high school for Culver Creek Preparatory School in rural Alabama. The billionaire-turned-TV-star is filing papers to trademark his show's famous last words, ``You're fired |
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