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Meaning of if you know, you know | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2
/ɪf ju noʊ ju noʊ/

Definitions

Used to signify a reference or allusion to something that is only understood by certain groups of people.

humorous, informal

Equivalents

Examples

““They’re very if you know, you know,” says Sam Millen-Cramer, a 28-year-old marketing specialist, who wears his £15 Mountain Warehouse zip-up with baggy pants from Margaret Howell […]”
““[…]Anatomy of a Fall doesn’t fit into any of those categories,” Messineo, the YouTuber who made the dancing video to Hüller’s monologue, told me. Instead, he suggested, it has “if you know you know” appeal.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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