particle
General Slang
like
LYKE · particle · informal
A sentence-final filler / verbal full stop
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A filler placed at the end of a sentence for emphasis or as a verbal full stop, characteristic of Geordie speech.
“That's it, like. Aa knaa what ye mean, like.”
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like In A Sentence
That's it, like. Aa knaa what ye mean, like.
Origin & Usage
Dialect discourse marker.
People Also Ask
What does 'like' mean at the end of a Geordie sentence?
Placed at the end of a sentence, 'like' works as a filler or verbal full stop, adding emphasis in Geordie speech.
Is sentence-final 'like' the same as the American 'like'?
No. The Geordie usage comes at the end of a sentence as a discourse marker, unlike the American mid-sentence filler.
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