that's what I'm talking about
English
Phrase
- Used to express enthusiastic support for the referent of that.
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- 1967, “Fire”, in Jimi Hendrix (music), Are You Experienced:
- Yeah, you know what I'm talking 'bout / Yeah, get on with it, baby / That's what I'm talking 'bout / Now dig this!
- 1968, James Baldwin, The Amen Corner, page 46:
- [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.
Usage notes
- The term has become a catch phrase derived from its ordinary meaning in conversation.
Translations
enthusiastic support
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