"become the Joker" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: becomes the Joker [present, singular, third-person], becoming the Joker [participle, present], became the Joker [past], become the Joker [participle, past]
Etymology: From a fake screenshot of the 2019 movie Joker posted by Twitter user @internethippo, in which the eponymous character says "I can't believe mother threw away my Nintendo. I'm going to become the Joker." Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,became,become>}} become the Joker (third-person singular simple present becomes the Joker, present participle becoming the Joker, simple past became the Joker, past participle become the Joker)
  1. (Internet slang, humorous) To have a breakdown; especially to be driven to violence by something maddening. Wikipedia link: Joker (2019 film) Tags: Internet, humorous Derived forms: Jokerfication
    Sense id: en-become_the_Joker-en-verb--9qDxOL7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Batman

Inflected forms

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