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how very dare you

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Etymology

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Catchphrase from British TV comedy series The Catherine Tate Show (first broadcast in 2004).

Interjection

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how very dare you

  1. (British, humorous, emphatic) Synonym of how dare you
    • 2015, Carmel Harrington, Every Time a Bell Rings:
      'How very dare you! I'm a respectable lady, I'll have you know. I've never left my key ring in anyone's fruit bowl.' I feign outrage. I know what he's referring to, but it's still fun teasing him.
    • 2017, Howard Jacobson, The Dog's Last Walk (and Other Pieces):
      There was something 'how very dare you' about Jeremy Corbyn's recent temper tantrum in rebuttal of the charge that the company he kept reflected badly on him.