An
exclamation of
surprise or
wonder, made by
Alice as she began to
grow after polishing off the '
EAT ME'
cake.
'Curiouser and curiouser!' cried Alice (she was so much
surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good
English); 'now I'm opening out like the largest telescope that
ever was! Good-bye, feet!'
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter 2 -- Lewis Carroll
This
phrase has leaked its way into common usage -- for example, the
Hindustan Times
1 used it to refer to the
George W. Bush vs.
Al Gore presidental election and the
Irish Examiner2 used it when discussing the deal allowing
BMW to use the
trademark Rolls-Royce grille and
hood ornament even though
Volkswagen won the
takeover battle for the
Rolls-Royce Corporation.
1 The Hindustan Times, Law suits muddy result further November 10, 2000
2 The Irish Examiner, BMW don't even have to get into top gear to pull off £40m coup to build Rollers in 2003 July 29, 1998