all your base are belong to us

phrase

Used to tout victory over an opponent, or simply as a humorous catchphrase.

Similar
AYBABTU
OriginJapanese 君達の基地は、全てCATSがいただいた →
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Meanings

phrase
  1. InternethumorousUsed to tout victory over an opponent, or simply as a humorous catchphrase.

    Synonyms: AYBABTU

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseUsed to tout victory over an opponent, or simply as a humorous catchphrase.

Similar
AYBABTU

Origin

  1. Japanese君達の基地は、全てCATSがいただいた
  2. Englishall your base are belong to us

Mistranslation of Japanese 君達の基地は、全てCATSがいただいた (literally “we (CATS) have taken all of your bases”). This grammatically incorrect "Engrish" phrase originated in the English subtitles of the 1991 European Sega Mega Drive version of the 1989 Japanese arcade game Zero Wing and became a catchphrase and meme on the Internet in the early 2000s.

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APA

all your base are belong to us. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20your%20base%20are%20belong%20to%20us

MLA

“all your base are belong to us.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20your%20base%20are%20belong%20to%20us. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “all your base are belong to us,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20your%20base%20are%20belong%20to%20us.

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