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sure, Jan

(Internet slang) Used sarcastically to express dismissal or disbelief in relation to a statement.

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#1·Apr 26, 2026

(Internet slang) Used sarcastically to express dismissal or disbelief in relation to a statement.

I once had a 14-year-old tell me they were a poly-pansexual and while I wanted to be like, “Sure, Jan,” I was more astonished that there was language so readily available to welcome her into herself and her li’l kingdom of love.
Origin: Referencing a scene from the American comedy film A Very Brady Sequel (1996), in which the character Jan Brady (Jennifer Elise Cox) is lying about having a boyfriend named George Glass at school, to which her sister Marcia Brady (Christine Taylor) replies, “Sure, Jan.” The phrase was popularized in early 2015 on Tumblr and other websites, chiefly through image macros and GIFs featuring the original scene from the film. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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