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I mean

particle

Definitions

  1. Used to correct an error or slip of the tongue.

  2. A delaying filler.

    • They were filth, utter filth. I mean, and this tops it. She even bought the video of her sister dying, or at least the sex act that killed her.
    • Q. … To rush for 306 yards against that group, how did you accomplish that? BRIAN KELLY: Well, look, I mean, I could stand up here and BS you guys all day and tell you we're the second coming of the Green Bay Packers rushing attack.

  3. A mild intensifier.

    • I must say the title puts me off as well. I mean, come on. Is this supposed to be original or creative?
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. An indication of approximation or uncertainty.

      • I mean, it very well could be.

    2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

      Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see I, mean.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for I mean. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA