Idiom Breakdown

curiouser and curiouser

//ˈkjɔː-/ / /ˌkjʊɹiəsɚ n̩ ˈkjʊɹiəsɚ/ / /ˌkjʊəɹɪəsə n̩ ˈkjʊəɹɪəsə//

English reduplicated coordinated pairs

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Definition

Used to describe or react to an increasingly mysterious or peculiar situation.

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From Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) by the English author Lewis Carroll (1832–1898): see the quotation.

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""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!""
"Greco-German ‘Fingergate’ Gets Curiouser and Curiouser [title]"

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