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 19, 2005
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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.
by yuan January 06, 2005
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.
by Nicolee February 08, 2012
"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, 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 February 07, 2012
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