guess what
Meaning
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see guess, what.
- Used to introduce a surprising outcome or one that the hearer is not expected to try to guess.
- Used to dramatize the introduction of an unsurprising outcome.
Etymology
Perhaps an ellipsis of "(can you) guess what I am about to say/what happened next?"
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