desu
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of desu
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
particle
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(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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