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A softening word used mainly by teenagers who are not entirely confident about the content of their speech. Used when they want to avoid an outright opinion or statement of fact that they might be challenged over or that someone might take offence at.

It can also be used along the lines of "You know what I'm saying?” to re-enforce the bond between speakers. With each use of 'like' requiring a nod from the listener to indicate they agree with the speakers assessment of events.

By opening any statement with 'like' the speaker can avoid responsibility for it being entirely true or not.

When overused (as it often is) it can be very annoying to listen to because it sounds like the person is not really saying anything of substance.
"...so I was like, so angry about it."
Rather than, "I was so angry."

Or

"It was like, the best thing ever."
Rather than, "I thought it was the best thing ever."

Or

"I'm like totally over him, and I like don't ever want to see him like, ever again. I mean like, what the hell? He's like a total sleaze"
Rather than, "I'm totally over him, and I don't want to see him ever again. I mean, what the hell? I think he's a total sleaze. Don't you agree?"
like by The DNG August 6, 2007
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(Orig. to enjoy or a word to compare two things.)
1. A term used by many junior high and high school students for having a crush.
2.(v.) same as "said" or "spoke"
3.In some teenage girls, a word spoken in between each word in a sentence.
1.Hey Jane, I heard that John likes you. Yeah, he really wants you.
2.". . .and so Strongbad was like, 'And the dragon comes in the NIIIIIIIIIGGGGHHT!'"
3. "Yeah, like, i think, like, N Sync is, like, sooooooo, like, cool and, like, dreamy."-some girl
Like by Fatass February 25, 2003
Word of the Day on April 4, 2005
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."
Like by Russ Wollman March 22, 2003
one step away from the bed, two steps away from love
like by Lil'CC September 18, 2003
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?
like by Journeyman Writer February 28, 2005
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*
*like* by jammerzzz February 18, 2011
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