i tell you what 

chiefly southern, esp texan. added at the end of pretty much anything, esp to add exclamatory sense to a clause. has a somewhat cryptic meaning known only to southerners. so you non-hicks, stop trying.

Bill's car is so red, I tell you what!

i tell you what by yuan January 6, 2005

i tell you what 

A phrase commonly used by people in the South. Can be used in the beginning or end of a sentence. Common to Texans, it is used as a whole sentence, with nothing before or after it.

Bill Engvall talking about Texans: "Man, I tell you what."
"What?"
"I told you."

i tell you what by Nicolee March 14, 2012

I tell you what 

Something Gary Whittaker says to either begin or end a conversation.

"I tell you what, that beagle is a power dog." - Gary Whittaker

"I tell you what, one time I ate 5 gallons of ice cream in one sitting" - Gary Whittaker

"I was at one time, the fastest man in Ohio...I tell you what, was the fastest white guy down at state." - Gary Whittaker

I tell you what by Maynard Yoh March 14, 2012

I tell you what 

By the use of this phrase to open or close a statement, the user acquires or asserts a pleasant, folksy authority. Sometimes paired with "boy" for added authority and folksiness (see example).

Frequent famous users include Cris Collinsworth and Hank Hill.

"Boy, that was a heck of a down field block by Michael Vick, I tell you what."

"I tell you what, the Seattle Seahawks came here to play tonight."

I tell you what by TebowTime23 February 5, 2012

Why should I tell you? 

It means they don't know, or are a stupid troll.

"Ok, if you're a genius, then what's the square root of 6456?"
"Why should I tell you?"

Why should I tell you? by zack7521 May 1, 2012

do as i tell you you barrel of monkeypiss 

when a father is telling his son to do something and the son isn't doing it and the dad gets pissed

when a father is telling his son to do something and the son isn't doing it and the dad gets pissed and says do as i tell you you barrel of monkeypiss

do as i tell you you barrel of monkeypiss by The Bandit May 8, 2008

What I tell you 

When you prove a dumb nigga wrong or you say you gonna do it and you did it

Guy1: yo these curls been getting me hoes
Guy2: No they don’t it make you lame
Guy1: bet if I get that girls insta
Guy2: ok bet
*walks up to the baddies asks for they insta and gets it*
Guy1: what I tell you dumb nigga dem curls make me fine

What I tell you by cxrlyyboricua October 21, 2020