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Definition of about it

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adjective

  1. in support of. Also about that. Sometimes prefixed with "all" as an intensifier. Sometimes pronounced "'bout it" or "'bout that."
    I'm so not about that.
    Speaker: You want to leave now?
    Response: I'm about it.
    Whatever you want to do, I'm all about it.

    Submitted by Nikkii, Jackson, TN, USA, Oct 16 1997.

    Clarifications by La Tonya Smith, Houston, TX, USA, Nov 14 1997 and Demetrius Scruggs, FL, USA, Dec 22 1997

  2. all that, pimp, player. Sometimes used twice. Popularized by rapper Master P. in his song "Bout it, Bout it."
    I'm bout it.
    I'm bout it bout it.

    Submitted by Jackie Cuevas, San Jose, CA, USA, Mar 15 1998.

    Additions by Sheena, Omaha, NE, USA, May 04 1998

  3. a greeting, similar to "What's happening?" In this context, the term is an abbreviation of "How about it?"

    Submitted by Ryan, Spartanburg, SC, USA, Mar 04 1998.

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