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he was like

Date: Nov 23 2000

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“When I was growing up, I asked my dad, “Am I going to go to hell if I do this or that?” He was like, “Listen, you’re not going to go to hell, so, don’t worry about it.”

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

he said something with the effect of, he said something similar to, he did something in this way
(Sandler uses this phrase to explain how his dad felt, because he cannot remember exactly what his dad said.)

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

You should use this phrase when you’re trying to explain something that someone told you. If you can’t remember exactly what they said, explain the general idea by using this phrase. You can also use it to describe actions.

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

“My mom was really mad at me when I got home last night. She was like, “Why are you so late? Do you want me to lock you in your room for next two weeks? You better not be late again.”“

“The teacher asked me a question in class today. I didn’t know the answer, so I was like, “I’m sorry teacher, but the dog ate my book, so I couldn’t read it.”“

“My cat got in a fight with another cat last night. He was like scratching and biting the other cat.”

“I didn’t like that movie. It wasn’t funny. That guy was like jumping around and acting stupid. He didn’t even say anything funny. I wish we would have seen Charlie’s Angels instead.”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

It is an expression to talk about somebody’s recation or behavior at certain circumstances.
by Azcárate (Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico)
I guess (but I wouldn’t swear to it) “He was like” should mean “He answered this way” or “He gave this answer”.
by Lino (Rome, Italy)
I think it means “not exact words, he meant”. Adam Sandler doesn’t remember definition but he remembers meaning of his father’s words.
by Kate (Tel Aviv, Israel)
I guess, “He was like” means “he said something like or similar to”.
by Yimin (Boston, Mass USA) “He was like” in this sentence means “He said like this”, I think.
by (Anna Seoul, South Korea) I think that means:” He said something like the following phrase, not exactly that phrase, because it was said a long time ago and I don’t remember it, but something like that”.
by Korovkin (Petersburg, Russia) I think the slang phrase of the current week means: “He said”.
by Paola (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
He said,
by Jeeyeon

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