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Japanese
Etymology 1
Verb
でしょ • (desho)
- (informal, childish or women's speech) Contraction of でしょう (deshō).
- そんなことしたらまずいでしょ。
- Sonna koto shitara mazui desho.
- It'll probably be bad if you do that.
Interjection
でしょ • (desho)
- (informal, childish or women's speech) Contraction of でしょう (deshō).
- でしょでしょ！
- Desho desho!
- You think so too!?
Etymology 2
湯桶読み (yutōyomi) of 出所 (dedokoro, “origin, source”).
Noun
でしょ • (desho)
- (dialectal, Kansai, rare) birthplace, land of origin, place of production
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