surprise, surprise

phrase

informal

—used to say in a joking or ironic way that something is not surprising at all

"She's going to be late again." "Surprise, surprise."

Examples of surprise, surprise in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And yet, surprise, surprise, two things happened that the leagues — specifically, Major League Baseball and the NFL — handled correctly last week. — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 27 June 2026

And surprise, surprise, Araminta lied! — Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026

The next mistake occurred at the start of the second half with — surprise, surprise — more special teams struggles. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026

Surprise, surprise, surprise for the people and the vermin during Friday’s state inspection of a West Miami-Dade sports bar and restaurant. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for surprise, surprise

• contextualize
• industrialize
• materialise
• materialize
• memorialize
• microenterprise
• overemphasize
• particularize
• revolutionise
• revolutionize
• actualize
• antagonize