   Come to Find OutIn Southern and Appalachian storytelling, "come to find out" means "as it turned out" or "I later discovered." It’s a fixed phrase used when the speaker reveals what really happened after some mix-up or surprise. synonyms: as it turned out, turns out, found out later Hillbilly Dude Says...  The phrase 'come to find out' is super common from the locals down here in matter-of-fact story tellin'. Pronunciation[KUM tuh fahnd OUT] /ˈkʌm tə faɪnd aʊt/ Meaning & Usage- To reveal or discover the real truth of something
Earl:
Thought it was a cat under the porch.
Ray:
Come to find out, it was a possum big as a loaf of bread.variations: came to find out, turns out, found out later Origin and EtymologyFrom the older phrase "I came to find out," which appears in 19th-century American writing. In Appalachian and Southern speech, the subject and helping verb were dropped, leaving the smoother "come to find out." It fits the region’s storytelling rhythm-short, direct, and built for speech, not writing. Usage NotesUsed to introduce a revelation, correction, or twist-often after a bit of buildup. It’s a hallmark of Southern and Appalachian conversation, bridging what the speaker once thought and what they later learned.
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