Whodathunkit?

[pne]

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[elgrande.livejournal.com]

"Whodathunkit?"

Is that "Who'd have thunk it?"

Whodathunkit?

[pne.livejournal.com]

Yes. Or to expand even more "Who would have thunk it?".

Sometimes also spelled "Who'd'a thunk it" or "Who'd 'a thunk it", or similar forms. I prefer the one-word form.

Re: Whodathunkit?

[elgrande.livejournal.com]

"Thunk" because it sounds funny?

[pne.livejournal.com]

The meaning, of course, being "Wer hätte das gedacht". The past tense "thunk" of "think", rather than "thought", is (I presume) supposed to evoke a hillbilly or hick image: an "uncultured" person.

[elgrande.livejournal.com]

Oh sorry, I didn't see this this comment when I asked why it's "thunk". There was no lj-notification for some reason.

(Just to be picky, it's the past participle you used here, not the past tense. ;) )

[pne.livejournal.com]

(Just to be picky, it's the past participle you used here, not the past tense. ;) )

Right.