thanks for coming to my TED Talk

phrase

Sarcastically or self-deprecatingly stated at the end of a wordy and often preachy monologue.

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Meanings

phrase

alternative thank you for coming to my TED Talk

  1. humorousslangSarcastically or self-deprecatingly stated at the end of a wordy and often preachy monologue.

    You might be best friends with your designer/developer after this process is over, but you still want to be able to pay the bill and walk away with your property if anything goes wrong. Your designer should want that for you! OK, rant over. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.

    2021 May 21, Lori Culwell, Funny You Should Ask: How to Make a Website: The 100% Not Boring Guide to Setting Up Your Website With Wordpress^([sic]) (Funny You Should Ask), Get Creative, Inc.

Origin

Since 2015. The expression draws a parallel between the speaker's speech and the typical format of a TED Talk, an opinionated monologue on a particular topic.

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APA

thanks for coming to my TED Talk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thanks%20for%20coming%20to%20my%20TED%20Talk

MLA

“thanks for coming to my TED Talk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thanks%20for%20coming%20to%20my%20TED%20Talk. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thanks for coming to my TED Talk,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thanks%20for%20coming%20to%20my%20TED%20Talk.

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