A fork of Rural Dictionary
In southern regions, a conjunction of the words 'you' and 'know' - typically used either at the beginning of a sentence when either stating a fact or opinion, or to begin a question. Also used at the end of a sentence, when looking for confirmation that the listener understands or agrees with the statement.
"Y'know, I was going to fix that truck this weekend" "Y'know how to get to i95 from here?" "People in this world have gone crazy, y'know?"
A filler-word used in speech, especially when one is nervous. Used often by guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong in interviews. Can be replaced with like, and stuff, um and sorta.
Time Magazine: 'How do you respond to people who say that Green Day isn't punk anymore? Have you changed your style in response to naysayers?' Billie Joe Armstrong: 'The thing about any genre of music, if it's punk, if it's blues or jazz, there's... y'know or straight up rock n' roll...'
A word which was made up and created by Paul McCartney, before him there was no sound but he fixed that and when someone asked how he did it he answered; "Well, I was sleeping y'know..." Since then it have been a word used in everyones everyday life y'know.
Geege: Hey Baul, how do ye make biscuits? Paul: Well, you put some butter and flour together y'know. Teacher: Did you finish your essays? Me: No because I was sleeping y'know, and me mother came to me and said, just 'Let it be'.
A phrase uttered by select persons every ten seconds. Akin to "ummm" which is used by many people. AKA, a filler phrase.
"Y'know ahmen, that's not what I'm talking about." "You have to do it this way, y'know ahmen?"
Has recently become an over-used preface to completely unrelated following statement, typically used by stiff, grey people in a self-defeating attempt to appear individual or at least interesting. Fail
Building Surveyor to Client: "...blah, blah, drone. And y'know what? I said we'll be making new law!" Client: "Zzzzz" Building Surveyor: "I'm a senior director"
short version of "you know what they say" (This phrase however is said with nothing after it)
Ted:"y'know what they say" Bonkle: "what do they say?" Ted: "uhhh" *scratches his temple* Bobkle: "wtf why did you scratch me?" Ted: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯