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Seriously (used to add emphasis), or also to express cynicism or incredulity ('you cannot be serious'). Late 20th Century revival, predominantly in Munster (Ireland), of a term first believed to be in use during the inter-war period in Britain. Neither the origin nor the reason for the revival are clear, but it is thought that there are some examples in the literature of Wodehouse & Waugh.
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