1. Substitution for something not to be said out loud.
2. Substitution for something that cannot be thought of at the present moment.
3. Question, literally meaning either
i. "Are you still listening?"
or ii. "Do you think you understand?" (informal)
1. - You want me to ... you know ... ?
- What, suck me off?
- Yeah.
2. - So I decided to give her that thing.
- What thing?
- The thing, you know.
3. - She didn't like the thing, so she dumped me. You know?
- Yeah.
1. When used as a question: Same as, "Know what I'm saying?"
2. When used right before a giggle or titter: Something that is to embarassing or "icky" to bring up directly in conversation.
3. When used by a criminal or psychotic: You understand and have knowings of the insane/ socially unacceptable/ depravedly criminal/ inhumane/ abasedly amoral things I have done. Now I must kill you.
A very overused phase people say 500 times a sentence that gets annoying after 10 straight minutes. There is only one reason why they might be doing it, and it’s because they for some reason think it’s cute. It’s as simple as that.
Person #1: You know, you know, you know, you know.
Person #2: No, I don’t know, and I don’t care to know, so please stop talking.
The perfect response to any question asked. Can be used when one just doesn't want to answer a question or when one doesn't know how to answer a question.
Girlfriend: "So what exactly did you do when SHE came over last night!?"
Guy: "You know."
Teacher: "Billy, think about this. 3x + 4 = 7. What is 'x'?"
Billy: "You know."
Equates to: "You really don't know but I wish you did."
"What exactly did you do last night?"
"Oh, we went up to that place uptown, you know?"
"No."
"You know, that place with the trees and the river and stuff, you know?"
"I really, actually don't know."
"Well you should..."
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.
After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.
Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.