"IKWYM" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} IKWYM
  1. (text messaging, Internet slang) Initialism of I know what you mean. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: I know what you mean
    Sense id: en-IKWYM-en-phrase-OvSEPuMT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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