what else is new

English

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Phrase

(deprecated template usage) what else is new?

1. (rhetorical question, idiomatic, sarcastic) A rhetorical request for some real news, on hearing a report that was not news because it represents a continuing predictable and unsatisfactory situation.

   My mum is still giving me grief for not getting a job. ― What else is new?

Synonyms

• what's new

Anagrams

• swanee whistle