"what are you like" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: En-au-what are you like.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=what are you like?}} what are you like?
  1. (UK, Ireland, colloquial, US, obsolete) Expressing mock despair at somebody's outrageous behaviour. Tags: Ireland, UK, US, colloquial, obsolete Categories (topical): English rhetorical questions

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