(Caribbean, MTE, MLE, Yorkshire, Lancashire, slang) Little.
(Caribbean, MTE, MLE, Yorkshire, Lancashire, slang) Little.
I'm in the tub, you on the seat / Lick your lips as I soap my feet / Then you notice likkle carpet burn / My stomach drop and my guts churn
Likkle means: Little.. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Likkle means: Little.. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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The Patois pronunciation and spelling of "little", with the English "t" palatalised into a "k"-like sound — a regular feature of Jamaican Creole phonology that also turns "bottle" into "bokkle" and "matter" into "macka". Used in all the standard English senses of "little": small in size, in quantity, in age, or as a softener ("a lickle help, please"). Extremely common in everyday Patois speech and writing, in dancehall and reggae lyrics, and in UK Multicultural London English (MLE), where it travelled with the Windrush generation and entered grime, drill and road rap vocabularies in the 2000s. The spelling is a deliberate marker of Caribbean voice.
(UK, meiosis) Very.
(UK, meiosis) A lot.
(archaic, Scottish) A little one; a child.
likkle means: Little.. Register: very informal, slang. Suitable only for casual conversation, chat and social media. Do not use in business, academic or news writing. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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