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if you know what I mean

US/ɪf ju ˌnoʊ wʌt aɪ ˈmin/

if you know what I mean phrase: used to allude to something unsaid or hinted at.

Phrase

if you know what I mean

  1. (disjunctive) Used to allude to something unsaid or hinted at.
    • He seemed a little too interested in the details, if you know what I mean [implying that perhaps he had ulterior motives].
    • "[…]Now what time did you retire to bed last night?”
      “We went early. Somehow or other the party didn’t seem to ‘go’ if you know what I mean, superintendent. We went up about half-past ten, I should say.”1925, Agatha Christie, The Secret of Chimneys
  2. (informal) Used as a rhetorical question to confirm attention, understanding, or agreement at the end of an utterance or each segment thereof; synonym of do you know what I'm saying.
    • Then you've got to jiggle it just right, if you know what I mean, before you can get it to come out of there.

if you know what I mean meaning in Tagalog and Indonesian

if you know what I mean in Tagalog

used to allude to something unsaid or hinted at
kung alam mo ang tinutukoy ko

if you know what I mean in Indonesian

used to allude to something unsaid or hinted at
jika kamu tahu maksud saya

Forms of if you know what I mean

alternative formif you see what I mean

Questions about if you know what I mean

What does if you know what I mean mean?
If you know what I mean means used to allude to something unsaid or hinted at.
What is if you know what I mean in Tagalog?
If you know what I mean in Tagalog is kung alam mo ang tinutukoy ko. See If you know what I mean meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is if you know what I mean?
If you know what I mean is a phrase.
How do you pronounce if you know what I mean?
If you know what I mean is pronounced /ɪf ju ˌnoʊ wʌt aɪ ˈmin/ (US).

Words near if you know what I mean in the dictionary

  1. if you don't ask, you don't get
  2. if you don't mind me saying
  3. if you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging
  4. if you fly with the crows, you get shot with the crows
  5. if you go far enough left, you get your guns back
  6. if you know what I mean
  7. if you know you know
  8. if you know, you know
  9. if you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas
  10. if you lie with dogs you will get fleas
  11. if you like

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