interrobang
The nonstandard punctuation mark ⟨‽⟩, which may be used at the end of a sentence to…The nonstandard punctuation mark ⟨‽⟩ (a combination of ⟨?⟩ and ⟨!⟩), which may be used at the end of a sentence to express excitement or disbelief, or to indicate that it is a rhetorical question.
Meaning
2 sensesThe nonstandard punctuation mark ⟨‽⟩ (a combination of ⟨?⟩ and ⟨!⟩), which may be used at the end of a sentence to express excitement or disbelief, or to indicate that it is a rhetorical question.
Fragerufzeichen, Interrobang
интерроба́нгinterrobáng, вопроца́тельный знакvoprocátelʹnyj znak
(rare)A combination of a question mark and an exclamation mark; ⟨!?⟩ or ⟨?!⟩.
Translations
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Origin
A blend of French (point d')interrogation (“question mark”) or the equivalent term in anotA blend of French (point d')interrogation (“question mark”) or the equivalent term in another Romance language + bang (“exclamation mark, exclamation point”), coined in a 1962 article in the journal TYPEtalks by American advertising executive Martin Kiehra Speckter (1915–1988), who invented the symbol.
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