Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

like like

/ˈlaɪ̯k.laɪ̯k/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.11 in modern English

Syllables: like -like
IPA: /ˈlaɪ̯k.laɪ̯k/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fancy; to be romantically or sexually attracted to.

Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Do you just "like" her or do you "like like" her?"
"i seriously think he likes me. Like, LIKE likes me. Did you see how he let me draw all over his shoes today during the convocation? Oh my God. What a mess. Because of course there was NO WAY Jason LIKE liked Becca."
"“I mean, he like likes her. Like, he likes her.” […] / “That's different than like-liking her. Are you saying you have other feelings for her?” Henry sighed."
"“Yeah, you know, like liked,” said Cass, automatically raising her eyebrows to make the point, even though the Jester couldn't see them. / […] / “Like liked? What does that mean—that I like her twice? But I don't like her even once—I loathe her thrice!” protested the Jester."

Etymology

Lexical clone of like.

Usage

Inflected Forms

like likes (present, singular) like liking (participle, present) like liked (participle, past) like liked (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce like like?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlaɪ̯k.laɪ̯k/.
What does like like mean?: To fancy; to be romantically or sexually attracted to.
Where does like like come from?: Lexical clone of like.

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