speaking of
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Verb
- present participle and gerund of speak of
- Synonym: talking about
Adverb
- (colloquial, disjunct) Speaking of which; relatedly, used to introduce a related topic.
- 2006, Mark Winegardner, The Godfather’s Revenge, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, →ISBN, page 76:
- “Speaking of by the way: nice car. I mean that.”
- 2009, Wells Tower, “Executors of Important Energies” (short story), in Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 83:
- “No more songs. This is a restaurant, for Christ’s sake, and speaking of, can somebody tell me where the hell is that veal?”
- 2010, Julia DeVillers, Jennifer Roy, Take Two, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 8:
- “ […] And speaking of, can you please cover up that hideous shirt?”
Related terms
- generally speaking (likewise often disjunctive)
- to speak of
Translations
Interjection
- Synonym of speak of the devil
- A: I wish Maria had come. B: Speaking of! Here she is!
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