1- A surprised or sarcastic, but acknowledging, response to a statement of
intelligence from a usually ill-informed or negligible source.
2- A phrase uttered when someone makes a statement that is completely unnecessary, painfully obvious, or both.
Adapted from The
Muffin Joke. As seen in the example, which
definition is used depends on the respondent's perspective of the original comment.
1: Parent: "Halo: Reach was completely over-hyped."
Gamer Child: "Holy
shit, a talking
muffin!"
2: Parent: "Halo: Reach was completely over-hyped."
Gamer Child: "Holy shit, a talking
muffin."