you-know-what
English
pron
Definitions
- The name of something the speaker does not want to mention, but which is known, or very likely to be known, to the listener. It can be plural (as in "... the you-know-whats").
Etymology
Compound from English you + English know + English what.
Origin
English
what
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- YouTube English
- acknow English
- allyou English
- anywhat English
- beknow English
- elsewhat English
- everwhat English
- foreknow English
- interknow English
- know English
- know-it-all English
- knowability English
- knowable English
- knowbie English
- knowbot English
- knower English
- knowest English
- knoweth English
- knowsome English
- mostwhat English
- muchwhat English
- nighwhat English
- nowhat English
- otherwhat English
- somewhat English
- thank-you English
- unknow English
- unknowable English
- whaddayaknow English
- what English
- whatchoo English
- whatever English
- whath English
- whatness English
- whatnot English
- whatsoever English
- whatth English
- you English
- you-know-who English
- youness English
- yous English
- youz English
- yuh English
- knowen Middle English
- what Middle English
- you Middle English
- wataim Tok Pisin
- yu Tok Pisin
- yu Sranan Tongo
- yu Bislama
- iu Pijin
- wot Kriol
- yu Torres Strait Creole
- yu Nigerian Pidgin
- yuh
- you
- know
- what
- youz
- yous
- whath
- nowhat
- knower
- unknow
- whatth
- allyou
- acknow
- beknow
- YouTube
- knoweth
- knowbie
- youness
- knowest
- knowbot
- whatnot
- anywhat
- elsewhat
- whatever
- somewhat
- knowsome
- muchwhat
- foreknow
- whatness
- knowable
- nighwhat
- mostwhat
- everwhat
- whatchoo
- thank-you
- interknow
- otherwhat
- unknowable
- whatsoever
- knowability
- know-it-all
- whaddayaknow
- you-know-who