you know what I mean

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Phrase

you know what I mean

1. (colloquial) You are familiar with the situation I am describing; used to establish common ground with the interlocutor
   • 2011, Phil Zuckerman, “Mother Was An Exorcist” (chapter 1), in Faith No More‎^[1], page 31:

     I think there's a value to having a reverence for something bigger than yourself, you know: "There's something out there." Sure, you know what I mean?

   • 2001, Susan Perabo, The Broken Places‎^[2], page 141:

     Like when you've sung along with a song a thousand times but you know it so well that the words don't even mean anything anymore. They're just bits of air coming out of your mouth. You know what I mean?

   • 2020, The 1975 (lyrics and music), “If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)”, in Notes on a Conditional Form, track 16:

     I'm trying not to stare down there / While she talks about her tough time / Girl of your dreams / You know what I mean

   • 2023 November 16, @cliffduren, Twitter‎^[3]:

     I mean, Psalm 95 was a huge help, but you know what I mean 🙂

See also

• if you know what I mean
• you know
• you know what