can haz

English

Alternative forms

• can has, can have

Etymology

• Nonstandard variant form of can have, from the popular phrase (meme) "I can haz cheezburger?" supposed to be uttered by cats on the Internet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kæn hæz/

Verb

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.

   If I go to the office, Joe can haz my porpoise if he wants.

Usage notes

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.

Anagrams

• chazan