Meanings
- humorousinformalUsed to signify a reference or allusion to something that is only understood by certain groups of people.
“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 […]
2023 January 5, “Forget the luxury fleece”, in Financial Times1 more example
“[…]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.
2024 March 5, Gabriella Paiella, quoting Messineo, “Why ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Became One of the Most Memed Films of the Year”, in GQSynonyms: IYKYK
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseUsed to signify a reference or allusion to something that is only understood by certain groups of people.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 懂的都懂
- 懂的都懂 (dǒng de dōu dǒng)Translations
Finnish tietäjät tietää
- tietäjät tietääTranslations
Hebrew הַמַּשְׂכִּיל יָבִין
- הַמַּשְׂכִּיל יָבִיןTranslations
Indonesian yang tahu tahu aja, yang tau tau aja
- yang tahu tahu ajaTranslations
- yang tau tau ajaTranslations
Japanese 知る人ぞ知る
- 知る人ぞ知る (shiru hito zo shiru)Translations
Malay yang tahu je tahu
- yang tahu je tahuTranslations
Polish kto ma wiedzieć, ten wie, kto wie, ten wie
- kto ma wiedzieć, ten wieTranslations
- kto wie, ten wieTranslations
Portuguese entendedores entenderão
- entendedores entenderãoTranslations
Turkish bilenler bilir
- bilenler bilirTranslations
Cite this entry
if you know, you know. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you%20know%2C%20you%20know
“if you know, you know.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you%20know%2C%20you%20know. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “if you know, you know,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you%20know%2C%20you%20know.
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