According to the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
The phrase "say what?" is an informal expression used to convey surprise or disbelief. It can be used when you did not hear what someone said or when you find something hard to believe. For example, if someone shares unexpected news, you might respond with "Say what?!" to express your shock or confusion.
The following game suggests that the defender had time to respond to the Jerome Gambit with "Say what?" - and then it was all over in under a dozen moves.
Wall, Bill - Pinball
sparkchess, 2025
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.d4 Bd6
Instead, the straight-forward 6...Bxd4 is simplest.
7.dxe5 Bxe5
This is dangerous. Black should play 7...Bb4+, hoping to exchange the piece off after 8.Bd2 (with some advantage), or simply retreat the piece with 7...Be7 (with an even game).
8.Qd5+
Black will lose a piece - and things could get even worse.
8...Kf6
In his games that have reached this position, Bill is 16 - 0.
9.f4
Alternately, 9.h4, as in Wall, B - Guest625265, playchess.com, 2017 (1-0, 12), illustrates the danger to both enemy King and Queen.
9...Qe7 10.O-O
Sure, why not? Though there was also 10.fxe5+ Qxe5 11.Rf1+ Kg6 12.Qf7# as in Wall, B - Vicher, lichess.org, 2016.
10...Bd6 11.Qf5 checkmate
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