nah mean
intj/nɘːɘˈmĩ/US/nɑːɑˈmĩ/
Etymology
A contraction of knowwhaddamean, itself a contraction of do you know what I mean; from *kno’ what Ah mean, an AAVE variant, which became *kno’ wha’ ah mean > *kno’ ’a’ ah mean, then finally *kna’ ah mean, which is spelled nah ah mean or nah mean, the former of which represents the actual pronunciation more faithfully, but is less commonly used (especially so by AAVE speakers themselves, who prefer the latter form). Equivalent to kn[ow] [wh]a[t] Ah mean.
Definitions
Contraction of do you know what I mean?.
- My see nah mean You mean nah say Nah' mean nah'm sayin' when I'm kickin' this game Hot streak these words nowhere flip it the same Concede indeed Jean frickin' the same My speak nah mean
- He ain't gonna know what hit him, nah mean?
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA