interrogation point
nounEtymology From the Latin punctus interrogativus. Compare exclamation point.
1
A question mark.
- He was conscious that Flamel was looking at him with the smile that was like an interrogation point.1900, Edith Wharton, chapter 4, in The Touchstone:
- "What often happens is combat teams are mixed between English and French soldiers from across Canada, orders are given in English and the French guys don't understand. Or, the orders are given in French and the English guys don't understand. . . . [A]nd they walk out with a big interrogation point on their face."2007 October 31, Bill Graveland, “Call for troops to be comfortable in both official languages”, in Toronto Star, Canada, retrieved 09 Feb 2010: