Standard Lemma guide

you-know-what

pron · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -ɒt
  • rhymes with -ʌt

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pron

Meaning 1

The name of something the speaker does not want to mention, but which is known, or very likely to be known, to the listener.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Estonian: tead küll mis — known and unmentioned thing
  • Finnish: tiedät kyllä mikä — known and unmentioned thing
  • French: tu sais quoi — known and unmentioned thing
  • French: que tu sais — known and unmentioned thing
  • French: vous savez quoi — known and unmentioned thing
  • French: que vous savez — known and unmentioned thing
  • Hebrew: אתה יודע מה (ata yodea ma) — known and unmentioned thing
  • Hebrew: אתם יודעים מה (atem yod'im ma) — known and unmentioned thing
  • Hebrew: את יודעת מה (at yoda'at ma) — known and unmentioned thing
  • Hebrew: אתן יודעות מה (aten yod'ot ma) — known and unmentioned thing
  • Italian: tu-sai-cosa — known and unmentioned thing
  • Italian: lei-sa-cosa — known and unmentioned thing
  • Polish: wiesz, co — known and unmentioned thing
  • Polish: wiesz, o czym mówię — known and unmentioned thing
  • Portuguese: você-sabe-o-quê — known and unmentioned thing
  • Romanian: știi tu ce — known and unmentioned thing
  • Spanish: ya sabes qué — known and unmentioned thing
  • Swedish: du-vet-vad — known and unmentioned thing
  • Swedish: ni-vet-vad — known and unmentioned thing
  • Tagalog: alam mo na — known and unmentioned thing