" apropos "

 [ "apropos" ]

1: adj. in timely or appropriate manner/context; this can also mean in addition

  * e.g.,  ... He was apropos when he brought up the topic of cleaning when they discussed everyone's household responsibilities in the apartment. 

 [ "apropos" ]

1: by the way

  * e.g.,  ... And then I ate the tuna sandwich. 

 [ "apropos" ]

1: Used at start of sentence to link to last sentence.

  * e.g.,  ... A:"Trinity." 

 [ "Apropos" ]

1: When you're looking to say something appropriate; real fancy, like to impress someone instead of just saying it's suitable or befitting.

  * e.g.,  ... His choice of the white wine was apropos since we were eating seafood. 

 [ "apropos kjøttkaker" ]

1: Norwegian expression used for changing the subject to something totally unrelated.

  * e.g.,  ... Apropos kjøttkaker fikk jeg en A på oppgaven min. 

 [ "apropos kjøttkaker" ]

2: Originated around a dinner table 20 minutes by car north-east of Oslo, when the older sister of the house had something more to say about meatballs. Widely used in some circles in Oslo and the areas around Oslo.

  * e.g.,  ... In English: Speaking of meatballs, I got an A on my essay. Mark: This has to be a complete change of subject and totally unrelated to the current topic. 

 [ "apropos kjøttkaker" ]

3: Can be translated to English like this: "Speaking of meatballs"