thanks for coming to my TED Talk
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Meaning · English
Sarcastically or self-deprecatingly stated at the end of a wordy and often preachy monologue.
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Nói một cách tự ti hoặc mỉa mai sau một bài nói dài và thường giảng dạy
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Register: humorous, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
You might be best friends with your designer/developer after this process is over, but you still want to be able to pay the bill and walk away with your property if anything goes wrong. Your designer should want that for you! OK, rant over. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “thanks for coming to my TED Talk” mean?
Sarcastically or self-deprecatingly stated at the end of a wordy and often preachy monologue.
Is “thanks for coming to my TED Talk” formal or informal?
thanks for coming to my TED Talk is generally humorous, slang.