"y'know" meaning in English

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Contraction

IPA: /jəˈnəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /jəˈnoʊ/ [US] Audio: en-us-y'know.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -əʊ Head templates: {{head|en|contractions}} y'know
  1. (informal) alternative form of you know. Tags: alt-of, alternative, contraction, informal Alternative form of: you know Translations (you know): tiiäthän (Finnish), t’vois (French), t’sais (French), weißte (German), ξες (xes) (Greek), þúst (Icelandic), (Japanese), vettu (Norwegian Bokmål), veittu (Norwegian Nynorsk), vettu (Norwegian Nynorsk), sabes (Spanish), vettu (Swedish), ’наєш (ʺnaješ) (Ukrainian), 'sti [North] (Welsh), timod [South] (Welsh), t'mod (Welsh)

Alternative forms

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