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What does "come again" mean in this case?

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Rebecca

"Come again" is slang and means something similar to "can you repeat that?" or "say that again?" It is used in situations when you want to express surprise or shock, like the speaker in this video. Ex: A: I won the lottery! B: Come again? Ex: Come again? I thought I heard you say that you just got fired.

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