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  • (US) IPA(key): /ɪf ju ˌnoʊ wʌt aɪ ˈmin/, [ɪfjəˌnowʌɾaɪˈmin]
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Phrase

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if you know what I mean

  1. (disjunctive) Used to allude to something unsaid or hinted at.
    He seemed a little too interested in the details, if you know what I mean [implying that perhaps he had ulterior motives].
  2. (informal) 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.
    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.
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