Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

all your base are belong to us

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
al-l y-our base are -be-long -to us
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to tout victory over an opponent, or simply as a humorous catchphrase.

Humorous

Etymology

Mistranslation of Japanese 君達の基地は、全てCATSがいただいた (literally “we (CATS) have taken all of your bases”). This grammatically incorrect "Engrish" phrase originated in the English subtitles of the 1991 European Sega Mega Drive version of the 1989 Japanese arcade game Zero Wing and became a catchphrase and meme on the Internet in the early 2000s.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 君達の基地は、全てCATSがいただいた

Usage

Phrases

all your X are belong to us

Synonyms

AYBABTU

Questions

What does all your base are belong to us mean?
Used to tout victory over an opponent, or simply as a humorous catchphrase.
Where does all your base are belong to us come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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