"that's what I'm talking about" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Audio: en-us-that's what I'm talking about.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=that's what I'm talking about}} that's what I'm talking about
  1. (slang, orignally, African-American Vernacular) Used to express enthusiastic support for an object or person that has just been referenced or for an event that has just occurred. Tags: slang Related terms: right on, say that Translations (enthusiastic support): nyt puhutaan asiaa (Finnish), So sieht's aus (German), ben de bundan bahsediyorum (Turkish), benim de demek istediğim bu (Turkish), ben de bunu diyorum (Turkish), ben de onu diyorum (Turkish)
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