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ready for this?
(Are you) ready for this?
a way of presenting a piece of news or information that is expected to excite or surprise the person spoken to. Tom: Boy, do I have something to tell you! Are you ready for this? Mary: Sure. Let me have it! Tom: Now, here's a great joke! Are you ready for this? It is so funny! Alice: I can hardly wait.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Alty | | ['ɔ:lti] | |
| Traci | | TRAY-see | English |
| Livio | | LEE-vyo | Italian |
| Kamilla | | - | Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
| Timaeus | | tie-MEE-əs (English) | Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latin, Biblical |
| Serafin | | se-RAH-feen | Polish |