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[Conjunction] | "be*cause" | \ bi-ˈkȯz \
1: for the reason that : since
2: the fact that : that
Origin: 14th century ;
Middle English because that, because, from by cause that;
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[Preposition] | "because"
1: by reason of : because of —often used in a humorous way to convey vagueness about the exact reasons for something
Origin: 2012 ;
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[Preposition] | "because of"
1: by reason of : on account of
Origin: 14th century ;
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[Idiom] | "just because"
1: for the simple or single reason that
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[ "because" ]
1: The shorthand version for expressions like "because of" or "because I am".
Made popular thanks to sites like Twitter, where brevity matters; now often used jokingly or ironically, even in regular conversation.
* e.g., ... We're going drinking after class because Friday.
Tommy forgot to charge his iPad before the meeting because stupid.
I don't do drugs anymore because flying monkeys.
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[ "because" ]
1: Abbreviated use of the phrases "because of (noun)" or "because it's (adjective)"
* e.g., ... "Why'd you go to her party, if you don't like her?"
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[ "because" ]
1: A word that all parents can't live without. It has no real meaning.
* e.g., ... "PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE I BEG OF YOU!!!!!"
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[ "because" ]
1: The most terrible of motives and the most unanswerable of responses
* e.g., ... Homosexual male: "Why did you call me a faggot"
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[ "because" ]
1: my uncles excuse for anything
* e.g., ... daughter: "Daddy why are you drunk?"
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[ "because" ]
1: Because a reply to parents when you would rather not tell them the truth. or because you don't want them to know. also 'cause
* e.g., ... "why wouldn't you tell me that"
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[ "because" ]
1: sad is when you know what happy is
* e.g., ... I am sad we cannot meet because the world is closing down.
I am sad we cannot meet because we cannot afford a ticket.
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[ "because" ]
1: song of the beatles
* e.g., ... ...because the world is round it turns me on...
[ "because" ]
2: kinda creepy but good guitar in the beginning
* e.g., ... GI Joe: Have you heard because by the beatles?
[ "because" ]
3: on the album abbey road
* e.g., ... Victor Charlie: ya its a good song but it has a kinda creepy guitar intro but its coo
[ "because" ]
4: really good song in my opinion
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[ "Because it's there" ]
1: Famous quote spoken by mountaineer George Mallory in response to the question: "Why do you want to climb Mt. Everest?" It symbolizes the basic human desire to strive for the unachieved, whatever the legitimate purpose is. Mallory would go on to die on Everest, forever to be remembered as a man unafraid of death, frostbite, or the Yeti.
* e.g., ... C: why would you want to watch the Indiana Jones Trilogy nonstop in Farsi without subtitles?
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[ "no because" ]
1: Placed as an interjection at the beginning of a sentence. Generally used to add emphasis, similarly to "like" or "literally".
It is most commonly used by female or queer teens.
* e.g., ... A: *opinion B agrees with*
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