In very casualslang, "was like," basically substitutes for "said."
I was like, "I need to define this term", but my brother was, like, "no, everyone knows it already," but I was, like, "hey, I have nothing better to do."
a substitute for 'was like' used if the quote is paraphrased
I was like 'bitch i got my own croissants I don't need your cheap ass dollar tree garbage' and Carley was like 'this is why you aint got no fuckin money.'
Obnoxiouspeople use this phrase after they have recited an anecdote about their petty tribulations.
This is to compensate for their complete absence of wit or original insight into anything.
Teenage girl drops her lipstick.
Girl: Omigod becki, this morning i was like, putting my lipstick on, and then i dropped it and there was lipstick like alllllll over the floor and i was like AHH!!!!
Boy: uhhh... how exactly can you be "like ahh"?
Girl: I apologise for my poor use of English. I tend to use "like" as an all-purpose word. Yes, I was slightly disgrunted at the time, but I wasn't physically comparable to a sound, nor did I actually raise my hands in the air and shout "AHH!"
Boy: I think makeup and clothes stores contain brain-destroying chemicals.
Girl: Help me.
Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.