"yunno" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: Phonetic spelling of you know. Etymology templates: {{m|en|you know}} you know Head templates: {{en-interj}} yunno
  1. (slang, pronunciation spelling) you know Tags: pronunciation-spelling, slang
    Sense id: en-yunno-en-intj-AaFCJTg5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "1975, John B. Bremner, review of Strictly Speaking, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, March 1975; vol. 52, 1: p. 156. http://books.google.com/books?id=OYtZAAAAMAAJ&q=hopeably&dq=hopeably&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iSbJU8KuAaLLsATPk4GYDw&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAzgU\nHopeably, Newman will win awards for Strictly Speaking. Like, yunno, I mean, Newman writes real good like newsmen used to could."
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