Dic: like in informal usage// "Let’s, Like, Demolish Laundry."

 

• Let’s, Like, Demolish Laundry.
• Our social media went crazy, like, ‘Oh my God, Washio is the best!’
• And I'm not, like, very materialistic at all.
• I'm thinking to myself, like, 'Wow, there's a lot of life I'm sacrificing to live in this country.'

.... Jessica Pressler, “Let’s, Like, Demolish Laundry”

─ Usage: ^like^ has many uses in informal speech, esp. in the speech of young people. It is commonly used to emphasize a word or phrase.

• He was, like, gorgeous.
• (chiefly Brit) He was gorgeous, like.

It is used in a way that shows you are not sure or confident about what you are saying.

• I need to, like, borrow money.
• Her father is, like, a scientist or something.
• I think it costs, like, 20 dollars.

In very informal speech in U.S. English, it is used with the verb ^be^ to say what someone thinks, says, etc.

• She was telling me what to do and I was like [= I was thinking], "Mind your own business."
• She was like, "Are you sure you want to do this?" and I was like "Yeah, why not?" [= She said, "Are you sure you want to do this?" and I said, "Yeak, why not?"]
• He's always criticizing everyone but it's like, "Who cares what he thinks?" [= he's always criticizing everyone but no one cares what he thinks]

.... http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/like