Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

you know what

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.88 in modern English

Syllables: you -know what
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used, often as a question, to get someone's attention before announcing something.

Example Sentences

"Well, you know what, he's got a cloud over him. You have to live with who you are and make your peace with your maker about what you really are."
"Well, I guess I’ve got to say, I love the Madonna one that we did — the Drowned world tour. Actually, you know what? The first Blonde Ambition tour I loved. The “Vogue” thing — that was a memorable moment in my lifetime."

Phrases

guess what if you know what I mean you know you-know-what you know what I mean you know what they say

Frequently Paired Words

guess what if you know what I mean YKW you know you-know-what you know what I mean you know what they say

Synonyms

you know something

Questions

What does you know what mean?: Used, often as a question, to get someone's attention before announcing something.

How to pronounce you know what

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