Clueless gave us many things: a love of feather pens, wardrobe envy, Paul Rudd…
And it also gave us the timeless phrase ‘As if’.
Normally used to express either disagreement or disgust, it’s one of the most quotable lines from one of the most quotable teen movies ever. But how did the slang term, used by Cher and her Beverly Hills pals in the film, come about?
Director and writer Amy Heckerling explained to The Hollywood Reporter that the phrase had been around in the gay community for ages at the time.
