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