Answer: IMEAN
IMEAN is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 116 times.
Referring Clues:
- "In other words..."
 - "That is to say..."
 - "Er...um..."
 - "That is..."
 - Stammerer's phrase
 - "Y'know what ___?"
 - Clarification starter
 - Conversational filler
 - "Er ... um ..."
 - Freudian slip follower
 - Stammerer's words
 - Start of a clarification
 - "That is to say ..."
 - "Er ..."
 - "That is to say …"
 - Explanation starter
 - "To put it another way …"
 - "You know ... it's ... um ... like this ..."
 - Clarifying words
 - Preceder of what should have been said
 - "Er ... uh ..."
 - "Know what ___, Vern?"
 - "___ business!"
 - Words following a Freudian slip
 - Phrase before an explanation
 - "You know what ___?"
 - Words introducing a clarification
 - "Know what ___?"
 - "In other words ..."
 - Clarification phrase
 - Clarification lead-in
 - "___ you no harm"
 - Words of clarification
 - Beginning of a clarification
 - Misspeaker's phrase
 - Qualifying words
 - "That is ..."
 - "__ business!"
 - "Know what __?"
 - ''In other words . . .''
 - ''Let me rephrase that . . .''
 - ''That is to say . . .''
 - Clarification introducer
 - Explanatory intro
 - Explanation introducer
 - "That is to say"
 - "That is to say . . ."
 - "To rephrase ..."
 - "See what ___?"
 - "Um ... well ... it's like ..."
 - "To put it more clearly ..."
 - "Let me rephrase that ..."
 - "Um ... er ..."
 - "That is to say "
 - "To put it another way "
 - "See what ---?"
 - Clarification kickoff
 - "Let me try that again ..."
 - Clarifier's intro
 - Business opening?
 - Phrase of clarification
 - "To explain ..."
 - "To clarify ..."
 - Clarifying phrase
 - Words before a clarification
 - Gaffe follow-up
 - Explanatory lead-in
 - Clarification intro
 - "Well ... it's like this ..."
 - 'To clarify ...'
 - Elucidating words
 - Clarifier's words
 - Back-pedaler's words
 - "See what ___, jelly bean?"
 - "Um ..."
 - Clarification preface
 - "In other words ... "
 - "Let me explain ..."
 - "Um ... that is ..."
 - 'That is to say ...'
 - "Which is to say ... "
 - "To put it another way ..."
 - "No, let me explain..."
 - "Wait, let me explain ..."
 - "That is to say ... "
 - What might follow a misstatement
 - Words before business
 - "Well ..."
 - "Let me clarify that ..."
 - "Let me clarify ..."
 - Words after a verbal slip
 - "Like ... um ..."
 - Illumination opening
 - "Uh, that is to say ..."
 - Explanation intro
 - "Let me clear that up ..."
 - "Like ... uh ..."
 - Discourse correction
 - "Er ... well ... um ..."
 - "Just to clarify ... "
 - "To be clear ..."
 - "That is ... "
 - "Let me explain ... "
 - Explanation introduction
 - Corrective phrase
 - "Er ... umm ..."
 - "To correct myself ..."
 - "Let me clarify ... "
 - "Let me put it this way ... "
 - "Honestly, though …"
 - "When you put it that way ..."
 - "Uh … well …"
 - That is to say..
 - Words after a verbal gaffe
 - "To be clear ... "
 - Precursor to a clarifying remark
 
Last Seen In:
- New York Times - August 24, 2025
 - USA Today - May 13, 2025
 - LA Times - May 01, 2025
 - LA Times - April 28, 2025
 - New York Times - October 21, 2024
 - LA Times - October 18, 2024
 - LA Times - May 21, 2024
 - New York Times - April 15, 2024
 - New York Times - March 03, 2024
 - New York Times - January 07, 2024
 - USA Today - December 21, 2023
 - LA Times - December 06, 2023
 - USA Today - November 30, 2023
 - USA Today - November 29, 2023
 - LA Times - September 19, 2023
 - New York Times - August 14, 2023
 - LA Times - August 07, 2023
 - New York Times - August 01, 2023
 - LA Times - July 20, 2023
 - USA Today - May 10, 2023
 
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