You wanna tell me why!

An antecedent denoting importance or necessarily increased emphasis to a story. Term tends to prepare the listener for a significantly strong dose of any of the following emotional states: irony, tragedy, exhaustion, surprise, embarrassment, or frustration.

You wanna tell me why I got accosted by a homeless guy and pretended like I was deaf AND mute so that he wouldn't hit me up for money!

by Dee Hill February 18, 2005

To Tell You The Truth

When you state something that's obvious.

To tell you the truth I think some people don't act their age.

by Mary_R December 23, 2010

tell you what

1. To kick someone in the face

1. I'm gonna tell you what!

by Jesus March 18, 2005

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!

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."

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

by Maynard Yoh March 14, 2012

tell you bout yourself

A country way to mean "tell someone off." Also can imply "fuck someone up."

Tee: Yo, you ugly as shit.
Nae-Nae: Meet me outside, bitch. Bet you I'll tell you bout yourself.

by just a gyal October 17, 2008