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Japanese
Etymology
From 草 (kusa, “grass”) + 生える (haeru, “sprout”), from 草 (kusa, “LOL”), a development from earlier ww (ww) used to indicate laughter in informal online writing, for its visual resemblance to grass.
Literally, "grass sprouts" or "grass grows".
Pronunciation
Verb
草生える • (kusa haeru) ichidan (stem 草生え (kusa hae), past 草生えた (kusa haeta))
- (Internet slang) to be hilarious
- Synonyms: 草 (kusa), 笑える (waraeru)
2018 February 18, Hikaru Yoza, quoting Twitter user @Ryusei_Rose, “‘Warau’ no hyōgen ga shinka shiteiru ken [The case of evolving expressions for ‘laugh’]”, in BuzzFeed:
- さすがに草生えるわ www 大草原不回避
- sasuga ni kusa haeru wa www daisōgen fukaihi
- as expected, laughs lol, can’t stop howling