like like

/ˈlaɪ̯k.laɪ̯k/

verb

To fancy; to be romantically or sexually attracted to.

“Do you just "like" her or do you "like like" her?”

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Meanings

verblike like (third-person singular simple present like likes, present participle like liking, simple past and past participle like liked)

present singular third person like likes · participle present like liking · participle past like liked · past like liked

  1. slangtransitiveTo fancy; to be romantically or sexually attracted to.

    Do you just "like" her or do you "like like" her?

    3 more examples

    i seriously think he likes me. Like, LIKE likes me. Did you see how he let me draw all over his shoes today during the convocation? Oh my God. What a mess. Because of course there was NO WAY Jason LIKE liked Becca.

    2008, Meg Cabot, How to Be Popular, page 131

    “I mean, he like likes her. Like, he likes her.” […] / “That's different than like-liking her. Are you saying you have other feelings for her?” Henry sighed.

    2009, Laura Fitzgerald, One True Theory of Love

    “Yeah, you know, like liked,” said Cass, automatically raising her eyebrows to make the point, even though the Jester couldn't see them. / […] / “Like liked? What does that mean—that I like her twice? But I don't like her even once—I loathe her thrice!” protested the Jester.

    2010, Pseudonymous Bosch, This Isn't What It Looks Like

Origin

Lexical clone of like.

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APA

like like. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20like

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“like like.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20like. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “like like,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20like.

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