"do you know what I'm saying" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=do you know what I'm saying?}} do you know what I'm saying?
  1. (informal) Used as a rhetorical question to confirm attention, understanding, or agreement at the end of an utterance or each segment thereof. Wikipedia link: English as a second or foreign language Tags: informal Synonyms: you know?, if you know what I mean (english: in one of its senses), nomsayin', you know what I'm saying?, nomsayin'?
    Sense id: en-do_you_know_what_I'm_saying-en-phrase-SeM7CaFT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments

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