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to be like

v. to react
commonly used to bridge descriptions of a scenario and the evoked reaction.

Uniquely applied to precede:
1. non-verbal description,
2. dramatization, or
3. extreme use of slang.

Reserved for casual peer-peer discussion. Misuse in official or formal setting is suggestive of poor education or lower intelligence.
"he threw his dirty clothes at me" and I was like:
1. (non-verbal demonstrative) ex: speaker plugs nose, or expresses look of shock..
2. "there is no way in hell I'm doing your laundry Mister!"
3. "nu-uh.. no you ditin... uh-ah"

or

"she's a proper girl she's always got to be like:
1. (non-verbal demonstrative) ex: speaker tilts head back and to side slightly closing eyes
2. "we can't break a rule we'd go to hell"
3. "little miss priss" "somethin something"

Common misuse:
addressing a police officer, judge, or doctor.
"you could hear his car pull up and then it'd be like:
1. (non-verbal demonstrative) speaker punches fist
2. "a war was going on inside"
3. "time to cut out"
by miss elis March 31, 2008
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sucks to be you

Self-explanatory. The more insulting way of letting someone know that you don't really give a shit about their problem.
"Hey, Sandra, I don't have a ride to the party..hint hint."
"Hey, Alicia, it looks like it sucks to be you"
by Allie June 18, 2004
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to be pacific

homonym for ''to be specific''
"To be pacific, I was actually more interested in the more subtle themes of the painting..."
by Martha's_Cellmate November 3, 2004
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hip... to be a square

a popular activity on the popular kids show seseme street... with squares jumping around (orange squares) telling each other how HIP they are.
"you're so hip... to be a square"
by Juivemaster September 21, 2004
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sucks to be you

Sucks To Be You blog is a humor web site that revels in others' misfortune, where people discover and suggest news, pictures and videos of life's horribly amusing moments.
Man, did you read that story on Sucks To Be You about that British lady who fell off a cliff chasing a feather?
by gary@stby March 10, 2009
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To be stuffed

to get stuffed is to get the male sex organ inserted hard or hardly into the femal sex organ.
the male penis inserted hard or hardly into the femal vagina is to be stuffed.
by james the pimp May 24, 2006
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