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become the Joker

become the Joker verb: to have a breakdown; especially to be driven to violence by something maddening.

Verb

become the Joker (third-person singular simple present becomes the Joker, present participle becoming the Joker, simple past became the Joker, past participle become the Joker)

  1. (Internet, humorous) To have a breakdown; especially to be driven to violence by something maddening.
    • Listen, Shepard’s story is great, but it’s finished. Please. Don’t make me become The Joker.2021 February 9, Cian Maher, “If Commander Shepard Is In The Next Mass Effect Game, I Will Become The Joker”, in The Gamer
    • Doesn’t it feel like everyone is claiming to become The Joker these days? If you still want to have a highly-characterised breakdown whilst still being original about it, here are some alternatives.2021 October 16, Dan Saxotweet, “Alternatives To Becoming The Joker”, in Lemon Press

Forms of become the Joker

third-person singular presentbecomes the Joker
present participlebecoming the Joker
pastbecame the Joker
past participlebecome the Joker

Origin of become the Joker

From a fake screenshot of the 2019 movie Joker posted by Twitter user @internethippo, in which the eponymous character says "I can't believe mother threw away my Nintendo. I'm going to become the Joker."

Words formed from become the Joker

Questions about become the Joker

What does become the Joker mean?
Become the Joker means to have a breakdown; especially to be driven to violence by something maddening.
What part of speech is become the Joker?
Become the Joker is a verb.
What is the past tense of become the Joker?
The past tense of become the Joker is became the Joker.

Words near become the Joker in the dictionary

  1. becolours
  2. become
  3. become of
  4. become one flesh
  5. become one with one's inner self
  6. become the Joker
  7. becomed
  8. becomeing
  9. becomen
  10. becomeness
  11. becomer

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