noun
- Plural of interabang; punctuation marks (‽) combining a question mark and exclamation point to express a question asked with surprise, disbelief, or excitement.
Usage: informal; rarely used in formal writing; primarily found in creative or casual contexts
Examples
- The writer scattered interabangs throughout the dialogue to convey the characters' shock.
- Some style guides don't recognize interabangs as standard punctuation.
- She typed several interabangs in her text message to show her amazement.
- Interabangs are more common in informal digital communication than in published books.
- The editor removed all the interabangs and replaced them with question marks and exclamation points.