PRAY TELL Definition & Meaning

pray tell

[ prey tel ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb phrase

(used to emphasize a request for information, often to suggest that the answer is either obvious or unknowable):
You say there is no moon, but what, pray tell, rises in the sky every night?
Just what, pray tell, do those people actually do?

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Origin of pray tell¹

First recorded in 1840–45

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“And what, pray tell, are you implying?” the wolf growled softly.

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Pray tell: A perspective for whom, exactly?

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Since that early foray into music, Porter has gone on to become a decorated artist, with an Emmy win for his portrayal of Pray Tell on “Pose,” a Tony for his star turn in “Kinky Boots” on Broadway in 2013 and a Grammy for the “Kinky Boots” soundtrack the next year.

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“Pose” and the Emmy Awards — I started reading things online that said, “Oh, I didn’t know Pray Tell could sing.”

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What, pray tell, is a “woke” bank?

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