Lexical clone oflike.
likelike (third-person singular simple presentlike likes,present participlelike liking,simple past and past participlelike liked)
- (slang, transitive) Tofancy; to be romantically or sexually attracted to.
Do you just "like" her or do you "like like" her?
2008, Meg Cabot,How to Be Popular, page131: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 JasonLIKE liked Becca.
2009, Laura Fitzgerald,One True Theory of Love:“I mean, helike likes her. Like, he likes her.”[…] / “That's different thanlike-liking her. Are you saying you have other feelings for her?” Henry sighed.
2010, Pseudonymous Bosch,This Isn't What It Looks Like:“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.
- Used by children and teenagers to distinguish between liking someone as a friend and fancying them; it's far less blunt than simply saying "fancy".
- Generally used as part of a question (or in the answer to the question), and usually in comparison to "like".
