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Japanese
Etymology
This term is part of a cluster of terms surrounding a root でれ (dere, “slovenliness? sloppiness? shamefulness?”) that is not attested on its own.
- でれる (dereru, verb), attested from 1867[1]
- でれでれ (deredere, adverb), attested from 1889[1]
- でれっと (deretto, adverb), attested from 1889[1]
- でれり (dereri, adverb), attested from 1891[1]
- でれつく (deretsuku, verb), attested from 1908[1]
Further derivation is uncertain. Possibly related to noun 照れ (tere, “embarrassment, ashamedness, bashfulness”), from verb 照れる (tereru, “to be embarrassed, ashamed, bashful”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
でれでれ or デレデレ • (deredere)
- slovenly, sloppily, in the manner of a slob
- swooningly, fawningly, schmoozingly, flirtingly (especially regarding a man's behavior towards women)
Verb
でれでれする or デレデレする • (deredere suru) suru (stem でれでれし (deredere shi), past でれでれした (deredere shita))
- to be slovenly, to be sloppy, to be a slob
- to schmooze, to flirt, to fawn, to be soft on women (especially regarding a man's behavior towards women)
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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デレデレし
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てれでれし
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teredere shi
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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デレデレし
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てれでれし
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teredere shi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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デレデレする
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てれでれする
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teredere suru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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デレデレする
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てれでれする
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teredere suru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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デレデレすれ
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てれでれすれ
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teredere sure
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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デレデレせよ¹
デレデレしろ²
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てれでれせよ¹
てれでれしろ²
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teredere seyo¹
teredere shiro²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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デレデレされる
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てれでれされる
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teredere sareru
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| Causative
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デレデレさせる
デレデレさす
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てれでれさせる
てれでれさす
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teredere saseru
teredere sasu
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| Potential
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デレデレできる
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てれでれできる
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teredere dekiru
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| Volitional
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デレデレしよう
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てれでれしよう
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teredere shiyō
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| Negative
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デレデレしない
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てれでれしない
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teredere shinai
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| Negative continuative
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デレデレせず
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てれでれせず
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teredere sezu
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| Formal
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デレデレします
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てれでれします
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teredere shimasu
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| Perfective
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デレデレした
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てれでれした
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teredere shita
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| Conjunctive
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デレデレして
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てれでれして
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teredere shite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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デレデレすれば
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てれでれすれば
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teredere sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN