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Mike2015 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

you know it

Hi everyone,

I came across a conversation in a movie:

A: are you a friend of her's?
B: you know it.

Does it just mean " yes"?
Is it rude? Like you already know it then why do you ask?

Thank you very much for your help in advance.
  

Top answer

A: A re you a friend of hers ? B: Y ou know it. I think it may be an emphatic way of saying "Yes".

— GPY

  • A: A re you a friend of hers ?
  • B: Y ou know it.
  • I think it may be an emphatic way of saying "Yes".
  • I don't think normally it would be meant rudely.
  • " One would really need to watch the whole scene to judge.
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A: Are you a friend of hers?
B: You know it.

I think it may be an emphatic way of saying "Yes".

I don't think normally it would be meant rudely. However, if said in an irritated tone, with a certain intonation, I guess it's possible it may mean "Why ask when you already know?" One would really need to watch the whole scene to judge.
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Mike2015You know it.
In the given context, my first impression without having seen the movie is that's enthusiastic, not rude.

You know it. ~ I most certainly am (a friend of hers).

CJ
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Thanks a bunch for both of you for your kind and generous help.
It's crystal clear now.
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Sorry, just one more question;
Is this similar to " **** yeah" rock n roll" word up ?
In this context?
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Mike2015Is this similar to " **** yeah" rock n roll" word up ?
I am confused by the unmatched and/or missing quotation marks in your question. If it is an emphatic "Yes", as suspected, then, yes, it is similar to "**** yeah!" I don't understand "rock n roll word up".
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Mike2015Is this similar to " **** yeah" rock n roll" word up ?In this context?
Is this similar to "****, yeah", "Rock 'n' roll", or "Word up" in this context?
Yes.

CJ
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CalifJim"Word up"
Oh, OK ... Not an expression that I know.
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GPY CalifJim"Word up"Oh, OK ... Not an expression that I know.
I wasn't too sure either so I looked it up in the Urban Dictionary to confirm my suspicions.

CJ
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Actually I just randomly pick up these expressions because I'm interested.
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Thanks a million, now I'm confident about their use.
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