Vocabularium

It’s the Latin version of “you gotta hear this” or “if you can believe this” or anything along those lines—even “holy cow” in the right context.

mirabile dictu (mi·ra·bi·le dic·tu): / mi RAHB uh lee DIK too / (always italicized)
interjection

(1) expression of wonder: introduction to something the speaker feels is amazing (marvelous to relate)
(2) expression of disbelief: introduction to something the speaker feels is difficult to believe (strange to say)

[From Latin mirabile dictu meaning “amazing to relate” (literally, “amazing/marvelous in the saying”).]

Usage: And then, mirabile dictu, he jumped from the roof, fell three stories, landed on his feet, and promptly walked away as though nothing happened.

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