"たそ" meaning in Japanese

See たそ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [ta̠so̞] Forms: たそ [canonical], タソ [canonical], -taso [romanization]
Etymology: Corruption of katakana タン (-tan) as タソ (-taso). Deliberate confusion of ソ (so) and ン (n) is a method to derive 2channel slang; compare スマソ (sumaso), from すまん (suman). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|-タン}} タン (-tan), {{ja-r|-タソ}} タソ (-taso), {{ja-r|ソ}} ソ (so), {{ja-r|ン}} ン (n), {{ja-r|すまん}} すまん (suman) Head templates: {{ja-pos|suffix|タソ}} たそ or タソ • (-taso)
  1. (Internet slang, humorous, endearing) Alternative form of たん (“-tan”) Wikipedia link: 2channel Tags: Internet, alt-of, alternative, endearing, humorous, morpheme Alternative form of: たん (extra: -tan)

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for たそ meaning in Japanese (2.2kB)

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  "title": "たそ",
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