Do tell

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Do tell definition

sent.
Is that so? (A disinterested way of holding up one end of a conversation.) : So, you're a dentist. Do tell.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Do tell is always a great word to know.

So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

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do tell

A phrase used to express surprise about something, as in Jane's getting married again? Do tell. This expression does not necessarily ask the speaker to provide more details but merely expresses one's astonishment. [Colloquial; first half of 1800] For a synonym, see you don't say.

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