See a-alike on Wiktionary
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{ "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "a-", "3": "alike" }, "expansion": "a- + alike", "name": "af" } ], "etymology_text": "From a- + alike. Originally from Nation of Gods and Earths' lingo, popularized by hip-hop artists in the late 1980s and early 1990s.", "forms": [ { "form": "a-alikes", "tags": [ "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "head": "a-alike" }, "expansion": "a-alike (plural a-alikes)", "name": "en-noun" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "African-American Vernacular English", "English countable nouns", "English entries with incorrect language header", "English lemmas", "English multiword terms", "English nouns", "English slang", "English terms prefixed with a-", "English terms with quotations", "Pages with 1 entry", "Pages with entries", "en:People" ], "examples": [ { "ref": "2016 December 16, Wesley Muhammad, Is Allah a Man? The Islam Debate, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 70:", "text": "Wesley Muhammad. to. First, you raise the question to your a-alikes: “So what should we do in the face of such attacks against our religion?” implying that my part in this discussion is tantamount to an attack against YOUR religion. Let[…]", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "kindred spirit, friend (someone who shares similar interest and values)" ], "links": [ [ "kindred spirit", "kindred spirit" ], [ "friend", "friend" ] ], "qualifier": "African-American Vernacular", "raw_glosses": [ "(African-American Vernacular, slang) kindred spirit, friend (someone who shares similar interest and values)" ], "tags": [ "slang" ], "wikipedia": [ "Nation of Gods and Earths" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈeɪəˈlaɪk/", "tags": [ "UK", "US" ] } ], "word": "a-alike" }
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