Able to read and write in one's native language. The opposite of 'literate' is 'illiterate'.
You're not smart. You're not even literate!
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literally, actually, really, seriously, not figuratively
Person: i'm literally a polar bear
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1. a unit of metric measurement
2. as demonstated in "Super Troopers", shorthand notation (in French) for 'gimme some fuckin cola!'
1.
damn, deez here litre bottlez is chuggalious

2.
Farva: you know what i want? a liter of cola. liter's french for GIMME SOME FUCKIN COLA!
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People often confuse this word with figuratively.
-Dude, you figuratively died of embarassment, you illiterate dipshit.
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A four syllable word used by monkeys to add emphasis and impress people. Monkeys who use the word don't understand what it means.
Dude: If that monkey says literally one more time I'll stomp him.
Chick: Literally?
Dude: Well, no.
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Often used on Facebook by idiots. Adverb carrying the meaning of 'figuratively'. In real life means 'literally'.
OMG my phone its literally blowin up wit texts rite now.
by SarcasticBastard November 4, 2011
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