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Oh, I don't know, could it be.... SATAN?
— Saturday Night Live · 1975
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Feigning puzzlement, the speaker pretends not to know who is responsible before theatrically pointing the finger at the devil. The drawn-out, teasing phrasing suggests mock innocence and exaggerated moral suspicion, as though every misdeed could be traced to one obvious, sanctimoniously named culprit.
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