speaking of en · ADV
Meanings
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(colloquial) Speaking of which; relatedly, used to introduce a related topic.
No more songs. This is a restaurant, for Christ’s sake, and speaking of, can somebody tell me where the hell is that veal?
2009, Wells Tower, “Executors of Important Energies” (short story), in Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned, Macmillan, page 83“[…] And speaking of, can you please cover up that hideous shirt?”
2010, Julia DeVillers, Jennifer Roy, Take Two, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 8:“Speaking of by the way: nice car. I mean that.”
2006, Mark Winegardner, The Godfather’s Revenge, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, →ISBN, page 76:—[…] Speaking of by the way we should go shopping on Saturday or Sunday because Penney’s is having a sale at Fair Oaks.
2009, James Boice, NoVA, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 47:
Relateds
generally speaking · to speak of
Translations (17)
sv på tala om (relatedly) · ajp على سيرة (relatedly) · az sözü gəlmişkən (relatedly) · de übrigens (relatedly) · cmn 話說 /话说 (relatedly) · pl przy okazji (relatedly) · de da wir gerade davon sprechen (relatedly) · el παρεμπιπτόντως (relatedly) · ar على فِكْرَةٍ (relatedly) · az yeri gəlmişkən (relatedly) · tr demişken (relatedly) · sv apropå (relatedly) · el μιας και τό ’φερε η κουβέντα (relatedly) · de apropos (relatedly) · fr en parlant de (relatedly) · pl à propos (relatedly) · sv på tal om (relatedly)