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.
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, the Seattle Seahawks came here to play tonight."
by TebowTime23 January 20, 2012
A rhetorical question asked to undermine someone's point or argument; a more abrupt version of "that doesn't make sense" or "that's not relevant;" sometimes "I don't understand and it's your fault."
(1)
A: Poor people in rural Indiana are poor because they live in rural Indiana.
B: What does that even mean?
(2)
A: Where have you been for the past few months? I've be calling and writing and haven't heard anything back.
B: I went dark for a while.
A: What does that even mean?
A: Poor people in rural Indiana are poor because they live in rural Indiana.
B: What does that even mean?
(2)
A: Where have you been for the past few months? I've be calling and writing and haven't heard anything back.
B: I went dark for a while.
A: What does that even mean?
by TebowTime23 January 09, 2015