you know what I mean

idiom

informal
used to suggest that the hearer agrees with and understands what has been said or to ask whether he or she does
I grew up there, you know what I mean, so I know what it's like.
He's kind of strange. Do you know what I mean?
He's kind of strange, if you know what I mean.
sometimes used in the shortened form know what I mean
He's kind of strange—know what I mean?

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“You know what I mean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/you%20know%20what%20I%20mean. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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