(Canada, slang) A sentence of two years less a day (entitling the offender to serve the sentence in a provincial institution, rather than a federal penitentiary as for sentences of two years or more).

the character <, denoting having a smaller amount or number.

(predicative) inferior in consideration, rank, or importance

Approximately. / Almost.

(nonstandard, proscribed) Half as much.

Contextual comparative. Modifies another adjective (to which the "so" is a direct anaphoric reference), indicating a lesser degree of the quality in question.

(Internet slang, humorous) to love

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of less than three

present participle of less than three

simple past tense and past participle of less than three