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W.T.F. Japan: Top 5 confusing Japanese Internet slang words 【Weird Top Five】

W.T.F. Japan: Top 5 confusing Japanese Internet slang words 【Weird Top Five】

That’s why today we’re counting down the top five indecipherable Japanese Internet slang words.
It’s dangerous to go into the Japanese Internet alone; take this!

5. orzThe first official item on the list of indecipherable Internet slang words is also one of the strangest: orz.

The Japanese word for “server” is sābā (borrowed from English), and the word for “mackerel” is saba.
Are there any crazy Internet slang words in your native language?