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A meaningless word used in teen-age American speech which may indicate, among other things a gap in thinking or brain functioning; a contemporary equivalent of "uh" or "um".

"He was like, about the same age as me, but like, I wasn't sure what he, like, wanted to do with me."

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one step away from the bed, two steps away from love

I like you alot, wanna go out?

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It be like that

Easy conversation filler that means anything and everything all at once.

I was too lazy to read the text message so I just responded with 'it be like that sometimes'.

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phrase used to relate specific examples to an overlying concept or idea in order to provide supporting evidence to that idea

Question: Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can't locate the U.S. on a world map. Why do you think this is?

Response: I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some people out there in our nation don't have maps, and uh I believe that our education like such as South Africa, and uh, the Iraq, everywhere like such as and I believe that they should our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., or er should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future for our children.

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adverb: almost, nearly, just-about; generally stated in a manner incorporating exaggeration or sarcasm, used primarily in the southern US states

"She was so mad after I forgot her birthday, she like to killed me!"

"Bernice was so funny, I like to died laughing."

"I like to never got this thing on."
-(as uttered by a character in an episode of "Designing Women" after donning a Christmas Tree skirt.)

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1a. Similar to.
1b. In the manner of.

2. Approximately.

3. Used with the verb "to be" in dialogue attribution (quotes).

4. Used to express:
(a) an unspoken thought or
(b) an emotional reaction, especially when
(c) exaggerating.

5. A filler word, interchangeable with "uh."

1a. My heart is like a singing bird.
1b. She sat like patience on a monument, / Smiling at grief.

2. There were, like, forty people in the theater.

3. He was, like, "Where are you going?"

4a. I was, like, What's wrong with you?
4b. I was, like, NO DAMMIT!!!
4c. I was, like, crying -- well, I mean, I wasn't crying, but I was so upset.

5. A covalent bond is, like, when the atoms share electrons, right?

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A phrase you type when you're typing textually with someone and they say something you'd usually like on facebook.

YOU: You fail.
FRIEND: So did your dad's condom.
YOU: lol! *like*