interrobang

or in·ter·a·bang

[ in-ter-uh-bang ]

noun

1. a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

Word History and Origins

Origin of interrobang¹

1965–70, Americanism; interro(gation point) + bang ¹, printers' slang for an exclamation point

Example Sentences

Exclamation points, interrobangs and innumerable French diacritics were all part of his patois.

From New York Times

If Crystal had his druthers, he’d popularize the interrobang, a combination of question mark and exclamation point:‽.

From Time

The interrobang: A combination exclamation point and question mark, the interrobang is a singular way to express an emphatic question.

From Los Angeles Times

And one might even get crazy and use the interrobang for variety’s sake, which is the Siamese twin of an exclamation mark and question mark.

From Time