A word hated by teachers all over the world, even though it has many useful meanings.
1.)To enjoy
2.)To be similar to
3.)Used to indicate an exaggeration
4.)Used to show what someone thought/wanted to say
1.) I like chocolate
2.) Like cake, chocolate is delicious
3.) I had, like, 100 chocolates yesterday, they're so good
4.) And I was all like "Bitch, give me the box of chocolates already and leave."
Girl: I want to LIKE go home now
Man: why do you"LIKE" want to?
Some people use this many many times in a sentence when you are young.
Kid: So, its like, if like, you like, and like, you drop a ball and like, say like, something.
For lazy speakers "like" takes the place of most verbs and adverbs in a sentence and used repetitively throughout a statement causing the statement to be much longer than it needs to be.
He was like, "oh my gosh,"and I'm like, "Ha, "when he was like , "Yo, I don't know."
When you really really hella like someone but you don't love them yet or you're scared to give them.
Person 1: I'm so in like with them....
Person 1's friend: omfg you love them stahp lying
Person 2: hEY be careful girlo
One of the many phrases that drive grammar nerds crazy!
Random TikToker: People be like-
Me: *whips ruler* HEY, WE SHOULD NEVER USE “BE LIKE” AFTER A NOUN. We should ALL use “are like” or “is like” instead.
The TikToker: *Goes silent*