can haz
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
- Nonstandard variant form of can have, from the popular phrase (meme) "I can has cheezburger?" supposed to be uttered by cats on the Internet.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
can haz (no third-person singular simple present, no present participle, no simple past or past participle)
- (nonstandard, Internet slang) To be able to have.
- If I go to the office, Joe can haz my porpoise if he wants.
Usage notes[edit]
This phrase is only meant to be used satirically, as was its origin in a satirical weblog. The two verbs are always linked together for this purpose, no matter where they are in a sentence. Constructions involving this phrase often ignore rules of grammar and spelling.