noun
- a punctuation mark (‽) that combines a question mark and an exclamation point, used to express excited or rhetorical questions
Usage: typography; rare
Examples
- The interrobang was invented in 1962 by advertising executive Martin Speckter.
- She wanted to use an interrobang to show her surprise at the question.
- The interrobang appears as ‽ in some fonts.
- Writers rarely use the interrobang in formal documents.
- What were you thinking‽ would be written with an interrobang.
- The interrobang combines the functions of ? and ! into one symbol.