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you know what I mean
Definition
A space filler in very informal speech. A rhetorical question serving no real semantic purpose.
Context : Social Life Category: Rhetorical Question, Slang, Vernacular Semantic: understand
In colloquial American English, the phrase is not articulated fully and can sound like any of the following variants: "nawmean?", "yadamean?". You don't need to learn how to produce this utterance, just don't let it throw you when you hear it and remember, you don't need to answer the question each time it is asked.
Usage of “you know what I mean”
I went to the mall, you know what I mean, I met her, you know what I mean, we went to a movie.
Related Idioms
Examples of idiom “you know what I mean” from Twitter
malcomb:@HawkerBrownlow Well ... its just like acting ... without the visual stage ... if you know what I mean
