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on about

on about preposition: speaking about, talking of.

Preposition

on about

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, informal) Speaking about, talking of.
    • What are you on about?
    • They were on about some kind of UFO conspiracy theory.

Questions about on about

What does on about mean?
On about means speaking about, talking of.
What part of speech is on about?
On about is a preposition.

Words near on about in the dictionary

  1. on a tight leash
  2. on a time
  3. on a whim
  4. on a wing and a prayer
  5. on a wonder
  6. on about
  7. on accident
  8. on account
  9. on account of
  10. on acid
  11. on again off again

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