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Slang term typically used in urban ghettos and popularized on internet memes to mean : To act like, or to appear in a certain way, to say, or to offer up an excuse.
Girls be like, "I hate when guys stare at me at the gym."

Bitches be like, "You want my number? What kind of car you drive?"
be like by SUP3RMATT December 10, 2016
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Ghetto slang for "is like."
Studying for college be like...
(plays a clip of the Noodle Dance from PB&J Otter)
be like by Overstored Milk May 8, 2015

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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*
Be like by a grammar nerd. 🤓 September 7, 2021

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Subjunctive mood used in sentences written by social media's philosophers.
Would sound pretty archaic if used by Mr(s). anybody.

Modern English speakers would rather use "let object be like".
Some twitter user : "b*tches be like : insert image or catchy meme"

alternative version :

Another twitter user : "let the bitches be like : insert image or catchy meme"
be like by RexFrancorum February 26, 2021

be like water 

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TO BE SHAPELESS,FORMLESS,HAVING NO PARTICULAR STYLE.
A FAMOUS BRUCE LEE SAYING.
“You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip and it can crash. Become like water my friend.”
BE LIKE WATER.....
be like water by GS71 May 16, 2015

be like that

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a term used to basically say "FINE THEN!"
"no Bobby, you're not getting lucky tonight"
"be like that!"
be like that by x_LiL_ViX_x July 26, 2005

be like nike

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To "Just Do It" as nikes slogan goes.
Brad: I don't know man, should I go out with Brittany?
You: Yea man just be like nike and do it.
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Dotard 

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An aging individual who has long lost the ability to make rational sense.
That dotard is going to get us all blown up, if he doesn't calm down .
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Chancla

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The deadliest weapon known to a Latin kid; a flying slipper/ flip-flop.
My mom hit me with a chancla.
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Striver 

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The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
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