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Iron Mike is London Cockney rhyming slang for bike.
Do as you like is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bicycle (bike).
Adj/adv. Intensely, greatly, very much, speedily. E.g."We went at the decorating like fuck, and finished the whole house in 2 days."Exclam. An exclamation of denial. E.g."Like fuck! I'm not running naked through the town centre."
Dyke (Lesbian). She looks like a right Magnus - Magnus Pike was an 'off the wall' TV personality who would (and could) explain complex scientific concepts to kids
Vrb phrs. To go speedily. E.g."We went like the clappers and just made it in time."
On parade, sailors were required to stand in line, their toes in line with a straight seam on the deck.
I do believe the term 'like' was used in the 70s by Americans and has been used ever since. Recently the British have adopted the phrase especially since the popularity of cult sitcom 'F.R.I.E.N.D.S'. The phrase is used in various ways usually by teeneagers and 20 somethings who automatically, subcociuously add a toutch of 'trendiness' to thier sentances. For instance: "Like, let's get outa here!" "Like, no way!" "This is like way cool guys"
Like Japan is British slang for cold.
Noun. The good life. E.g."Ever since they won the lottery and have stopping working they've been living the life of Riley."
(like) prep., similar to, approximately.  “We lived like kings.â€Â Also used as a marker, space-maker in sentences - the way um and ah are used, as well as the Spanish “digo.â€Â “I’m like telling my mom that like I have to go the mall and like she’s like tweakin’â€Â [Etym., in this usage, first used by jazz musicians in 30’s and 40’s, beatniks in the 50’s, youth in 60’s to now; also prominent in “valley talk.â€]
Phrs. Very quickly, very hard. E.g."We ran like the clappers." {Informal}
(1) When referring to someone of the opposite sex, to have a crush on. "Joe likes Susan" is a statement about Joe's special feelings towards Susan. (2) A flavoring particle. "She is like, so cool" (3) To be like is to think something "I was like, ohmigod what a bitch" means "I thought she was such a bitch.".
Like is American slang for completely, totally; an interjection used for emphasis.
Clever Mike is London Cockney rhyming slang for bike.
Beginning every sentence with "like". "Like we went to the mall and like I saw him looking at me."
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superl.
Inclined toward; disposed to; as, to feel like taking a walk.
a.
To liken; to compare.
imp. & p. p.
of Like
a.
Resembling a thrall, or his condition, feelings, or the like; slavish.
n.
The equator; -- usually called the line, or equinoctial line; as, to cross the line.
superl.
Having the same, or nearly the same, appearance, qualities, or characteristics; resembling; similar to; similar; alike; -- often with in and the particulars of the resemblance; as, they are like each other in features, complexion, and many traits of character.
a.
Like or suiting a snail; as, snail-like progress.
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Having a like disposition or purpose; of the same mind.
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To allege, or think, to be like; to represent as like; to compare; as, to liken life to a pilgrimage.
a.
In a like or similar manner.
v. t.
To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually; as, to live an idle or a useful life.
a.
In a manner like that of; in a manner similar to; as, do not act like him.
n.
Life.
a.
To make or cause to be like.
v. i.
To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly; as, he liked to have been too late. Cf. Had like, under Like, a.
v. t.
To treat with lime, or oxide or hydrate of calcium; to manure with lime; as, to lime hides for removing the hair; to lime sails in order to whiten them.
superl.
Equal, or nearly equal; as, fields of like extent.
a. & adv.
Like; alike.
n.
A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings.
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