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Short for "you know what I'm sayin'." Pronounced "ya kweese." Can be lengthened for effect. "ya kwEEEEEEESE." Not an internet acronym, but a truncated verbal form of "you know what I'm sayin'."

Correct response to 'ykwis' is not 'ikwis (I know what ya sayin') but another 'ykwis.'
"Damn, that bitch couldn't keep her mouth shut in class, ykwis ?"

Bob: "She can unfold my chair anytime, yaaaaaaaaa kwiiisss?"
Manfred: "ykwissssssssssssssss!"
ykwis by The Mroot August 23, 2009
Related Words
YKWBS YKWIS ykwibs YKWMS YKWYSD
ykwis “you know what I’m sayin?”
Popularized by in recent years by the YouTuber jacobfuckingjones and his iconic cigarette reviews

Jacob: “this one is real mellow ykwis ykwis yessir . I gotta be completely honest this is the best cigarette I’ve had and might be my daily cig yessir yessir ykwis ? This one is real mellow and I like the packaging so no major complaints on my behalf.”

ykwis is used with yessir and is interchangeable ykwis ?
ykwis by TINGUSLEX January 22, 2023
Ya know what I'm sayin???
i can't be bothered typing all this out YKWIS
YKWIS by Woots Up November 3, 2005
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
I saw the Knicks totally bomb last night!

ykwis?
YKWIS by Poopsie88 March 8, 2012
YOU KNOW WHAT MANS (FUCKING) SAYING
so I was walking down the road when my mate luke Ellis shouts YKWMS and then I realised what it meant, ever since that moment I haven’t been able to sleep with clothes on
YKWMS by sexgod1789 July 15, 2019
You know what I be spittin
So I know this guy who knows this guy who's brother has a girlfriend with a rare disease called Verefrshlipovaginalpotomus. I probably said/spelt that wrong but ykwibs, it's the one where you shart fire out of your vagina several times am hour. Only happens to redheads. TRue STorY
ykwibs by S0AP June 16, 2016