verb Street Slang

Talmbout

/ˈtɔːmbaʊt/ · verb · slang

A smashed-together way of saying 'talking about' that AAVE speakers use all day.

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Definitions

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Used to introduce a wild or surprising claim someone just made.

“He talmbout he runnin a marathon Saturday, this man can't jog to the mailbox.”
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A contracted spelling of 'talking about,' written the way it actually sounds in fast AAVE speech.

“What you talmbout? I never said that.”
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Used to call out something that doesn't make sense, often paired with 'who' or 'what.'

“Who you talmbout? I don't even know her.”
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Talmbout In A Sentence

Girl what is you talmbout, we said 8 not 9.
He really talmbout he 'busy' but he home playing 2K.
Don't come in here talmbout you hungry when you ate my food already.

Origin & Usage

A phonetic AAVE compression of 'talking about,' the same way 'going to' becomes 'finna.' Spread online through Black Twitter and TikTok captions that spell words how they sound.

Variants talking bouttalkin bouttlambout
Tags #aave#american#gen-z#hip-hop

People Also Ask

What does talmbout mean in texting?

It just means 'talking about,' spelled the way it sounds when said fast. 'What you talmbout' equals 'what are you talking about.'

Is talmbout a real word?

It's not in standard dictionaries, but it's a legitimate phonetic spelling of an AAVE contraction that millions of people use.

How do you use talmbout in a sentence?

Drop it anywhere you'd say 'talking about,' usually to question or react to something: 'Who you talmbout?'

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