ô veramente

Neapolitan

Etymology

Blend of the two synonymous ô vero and veramente.

Adverb

ô veramente

1. (emphasized) Synonym of ô vero (“really”)
   • 1970, Brancaleone alle crociate (in Italian):

     Brancaleone: Anderai in uno paradiso speciale […] dove tutti l'omini che furono altissimi vi doventano nani.
     Cippa: Ô veramente?

     Brancaleone: You will go to a special heaven […] where all the men that used to be tall become midgets.
     Cippa: Really?

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:ô veramente.