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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese です (desu, “be”), the polite form of the Japanese copula, found most often at the end of a sentence.
Pronunciation
Particle
desu
- (slang, humorous, chiefly fandom slang) Used at the end of a sentence to imitate Japanese sentence structure.
2002 March 20, Mahoronyan , “Re: I was wrong about Kokoro Library...”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):My contribution desu.
2003 January 30, Ethan Hammond, “Re: Nuku Nuku DVD Impressions”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):Freaky desu.
2006 February 22, sanjian , “Re: FMA 47 - Sealing the Homunculus”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):Awww, but it was just getting fun, desu.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:desu.
Usage notes
When the term is added to a sentence but does not replace the English copula (is/are), the result will be perceived by listeners familiar with Japanese as a failed attempt at code-switching.
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
desu
- Rōmaji transcription of です
Latvian
Noun
desu f
- inflection of desa:
- accusative/instrumental singular
- genitive plural