from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious

Of such an obvious meaning or implication as to be completely redundant, superfluous, or unnecessary. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Pauline: "The Prime Minister has said that lower-class families are bearing the brunt of the recession worse than anyone else." Johnny: "Wow, any other riveting news from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious?"

See also: bleeding, department, obvious, of

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Edna	['ednə]
Beppe	BEP-pe	Italian
ValĒRija	-	Latvian
Humayra	-	Arabic
Dejen	-	Eastern African, Amharic
Aristide	ah-ree-STEE-de (Italian)	French, Italian