Meanings
- slangUsed to express enthusiastic support for an object or person that has just been referenced or for an event that has just occurred.
Yeah, you know what I'm talking 'bout / Yeah, get on with it, baby / That's what I'm talking 'bout / Now dig this!
1967, “Fire”, in Jimi Hendrix (music), Are You Experienced2 more examples
Daisy Mae just says that the Fiendo-Monster wanted to be sure everybody could see his whole face so he shaved off his mustache. [Larry] There! That's what I'm talking about. When he turns around he's going to look like me.
1954, Jean Kerr with Eleanor Brooke, King of hearts, page 32[Sister Moore] Is she been trying to serve the Lord? Or is she just wanted to put herself up over everybody else? [Brother Boxer] Now, that's what I'm talking about. The Word say, You going to know a tree by it's fruit. And we ain't been seeing such good fruit from Sister Margaret.
1968, James Baldwin, The Amen Corner, page 46
Translations
Finnish nyt puhutaan asiaa
- nyt puhutaan asiaaenthusiastic support
German So sieht's aus
- So sieht's ausenthusiastic support
Polish tak jest
- tak jestenthusiastic support
Spanish eso es a lo que me refería
- eso es a lo que me referíaenthusiastic support
Turkish ben de bundan bahsediyorum, benim de demek istediğim bu
- ben de bundan bahsediyorumenthusiastic support
- benim de demek istediğim buenthusiastic support
- ben de bunu diyorumenthusiastic support
- ben de onu diyorumenthusiastic support
Cite this entry
that's what I'm talking about. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/that's%20what%20I'm%20talking%20about
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