Yodalike

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a speaking style mimicking Yoda from Star Wars, where sentence structure is inverted. idiomatic, informal, uncommon

    "I'm still wondering about a Jedi's use of weaponry. In ANH, it was simple. The real Jedis (Ben and Vader) used lightsabers while the others used blasters. However, Yoda had no weapon. Does that mean he can shoot electricity like the Emperor? That doesn't seem very Yodalike!"

Example

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"I'm still wondering about a Jedi's use of weaponry. In ANH, it was simple. The real Jedis (Ben and Vader) used lightsabers while the others used blasters. However, Yoda had no weapon. Does that mean he can shoot electricity like the Emperor? That doesn't seem very Yodalike!"

Etymology

From Yoda + -like.

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