Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yknow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: yknow
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

contraction

Alternative spelling of y'know; (informal) Shortened alternative form of you know; shortened alternative form of do you know what I'm saying.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Apart from his horrible English face, he looked like a Paddy, y'know."
"[...] so some of those people kind of get push aside and so yknow as you can see I'm standing on m^([sic]) soapbox here [...]"
"It was the fifites yknow."

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does yknow mean?: Alternative spelling of y'know; (informal) Shortened alternative form of you know; shortened alternative form of do you know what I'm saying.

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