desu

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
5
Words With Friends
6
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈdɛsuː/
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/ˈdɛsuː/ · /dɛs/

Definition of desu

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

particle

  1. (humorous, slang)Used at the end of a sentence as an assertive particle.
    “this desu”
    “My contribution desu.”
    “Freaky desu.”
    “Awww, but it was just getting fun, desu.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese です (desu, “be”), the polite form of the Japanese copula, found most often at the end of a sentence. Know Your Meme attributes its spread to 4chan memes of the Rozen Maiden character Suiseiseki who ends every sentence with desu (see also キャラ語尾).

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