"if you know what I mean" meaning in English

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Phrase

IPA: /ɪf ju ˌnoʊ wʌt aɪ ˈmin/ [US], [ɪfjəˌnowʌɾaɪˈmin] [US] Audio: If you know what I mean US.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} if you know what I mean
  1. Used to allude to something unsaid or hinted at. Translations (used to allude to something unsaid or hinted at): 你懂得 (nǐ dǒngde) (Chinese Mandarin), hvis du forstår, hvad jeg mener (Danish), jos tiedät mitä tarkoitan (Finnish), jos ymmärrät mitä tarkoitan (Finnish), si tu vois ce que je veux dire (French), ha érted/érti, mire gondolok/célzok (Hungarian), érted/érti, ugye? (“érted”: informal; “érti”: formal) (Hungarian), jika kamu tahu maksud saya (Indonesian), se capisci cosa intendo (Italian), jeśli wiesz, co mam na myśli (Polish), se é que você me entende [Brazil] (Portuguese), se é que me entendes [Portugal] (Portuguese), ну, вы понима́ете (nu, vy ponimájete) (Russian), ma tha thu gam thuigsinn (Scottish Gaelic), si sabes a lo que me refiero (Spanish), si sabes a qué me refiero (Spanish), om du vet vad jag menar (Swedish), om du förstår vad jag menar (Swedish), ну, розумі́єте, про що́ я (nu, rozumíjete, pro ščó ja) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-if_you_know_what_I_mean-en-phrase-BsGCKNXe Disambiguation of 'used to allude to something unsaid or hinted at': 94 6
  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. Tags: informal Synonyms: if you see what I mean Related terms: you know what I mean, nudge nudge wink wink
    Sense id: en-if_you_know_what_I_mean-en-phrase-6~GiU7H7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67

Alternative forms

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