can haz
English
Alternative forms
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
Verb
can haz (no third-person singular simple present, no present participle, no simple past or past participle)
- (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.