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Like that
adj, prep_phrase
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Adjective
- 1 Gay; homosexual. euphemistic, idiomatic, not-comparable
Prep_phrase
- 1 Used adverbially or adjectivally to indicate similitude, similarity, equivalent or comparable quality; In such, the same, a similar way, in that particular manner adverbial
"We don't talk like that around here."
- 2 Used adverbially or adjectivally to indicate similitude, similarity, equivalent or comparable quality; Of the same, a similar, that particular kind. adjectival
"We don't say stuff like that around here."
- 3 Used adverbially or adjectivally to indicate similitude, similarity, equivalent or comparable quality; Used at the end of a sentence to emphasize a resemblance to something, reinforcing a previous instance of the preposition like (or a similar term). Singapore, Singlish
"Macham [like] monster like that. My eyes lagi [even more] worse."
- 4 suddenly; unexpectedly. adverbial
"Near-synonym: out of nowhere"
- 5 Used to indicate agreement with another speaker's statement.
""And then the truck turned, the box fell out the back, and the truck just kept going." / "Yeah, like that.""
See also for "like that"
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