Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

if you know what i mean

/ɪf ju ˌnoʊ wʌt aɪ ˈmin/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.33 in modern English

Syllables: if y-ou -know what i mean
IPA: /ɪf ju ˌnoʊ wʌt aɪ ˈmin/

39

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to allude to something unsaid or hinted at.

phrase

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.

Informal

Example Sentences

"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.”"
"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."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪf ju ˌnoʊ wʌt aɪ ˈmin/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

if you see what I mean (alternative)

Phrases

you know what I mean nudge nudge wink wink if you know, you know

Frequently Paired Words

you know what I mean nudge nudge wink wink if you know, you know

Questions

How do you pronounce if you know what i mean?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪf ju ˌnoʊ wʌt aɪ ˈmin/.
What does if you know what i mean mean?: Used to allude to something unsaid or hinted at.

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