"can haz" meaning in English

See can haz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /kæn hæz/
Etymology: * Nonstandard variant form of can have, from the popular phrase (meme) "I can has cheezburger?" supposed to be uttered by cats on the Internet. Etymology templates: {{m|en|can}} can, {{m|en|have}} have Head templates: {{en-verb|-|-|-|head=can haz}} can haz (no third-person singular simple present, no present participle, no simple past or past participle)
  1. (nonstandard, Internet slang) To be able to have. Tags: Internet, no-past, no-present-participle, nonstandard, participle, past Synonyms: can has, can have
    Sense id: en-can_haz-en-verb-jMlDI5p6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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