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likee

likee verb: to like (to have affection for).

Verb

likee

  1. (nonstandard) To like (to have affection for).
    • [C]onsider the disaster which overtook the young American who found himself seated next to the eminent Chinese, Wellington Koo, at a diplomatic banquet. Completely at a loss as to what to say to a Chinese, this young man, with a touch of genius such as may be detected only in real faux pas-masters...1963, Meredith Scott, editor, The Fireside Treasury of Modern Humor, page 374

Origin of likee

Attributed to various forms of pidgin English, most prominently from Chinese Pidgin English.

Questions about likee

What does likee mean?
Likee means to like (to have affection for).
What part of speech is likee?
Likee is a verb.

Words near likee in the dictionary

  1. liked
  2. liked it or lumped it
  3. liked the sound of one's own voice
  4. liked to
  5. likedst
  6. likee
  7. likeful
  8. likehood
  9. likehoods
  10. likejacking
  11. likelemba

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