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talmbout
[tawm-bout]
verb
a phonetic spelling representing an African American Vernacular English pronunciation of talking about, used especially online.
Whatās with your quarterback, talmbout teams in a completely different conference?
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of talmbout1
Example Sentences
They also cover Janelle MonĆ”eās āHell You Talmboutā in a powerful sequenceāthe one time the Spike Lee of Da 5 Bloods makes an appearance.
The group sings the song āHell You Talmbout,ā written by Janelle MonĆ”e and performed by Byrne, a much older white man, with her permission.
The film features him and 11 musicians and dancers and builds on songs from the album as well as a few Talking Heads classics and a powerful cover of Janelle MonĆ”eās protest song, āHell You Talmbout.ā
One of the most powerful moments in the new film centers on the stirring cover of MonĆ”eās āHell You Talmboutā and the naming of victims of police violence.
And in the pièce de résistance, a performance of Janelle MonÔe's galvanizing protest song, "Hell You Talmbout," Lee cuts away to people holding posters of slain Black men and women, including Treyvon Martin, Sandra Bland, Emmett Till, and too many other victims of racist violence, along with their names on screen.
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