can haz
English edit
Alternative forms edit
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.