"don't you know" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=don't you know?}} don't you know?
  1. (chiefly Upper Midwestern US, informal) Used as a rhetorical question to confirm agreement, knowing or understanding at the end of a statement. Tags: informal Synonyms: you know?
    Sense id: en-don't_you_know-en-phrase-32OWOPSI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Upper Midwestern US English

Alternative forms

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