desu

Borrowed from Japanese です (desu, “be”), a term found most often at the end of a sentence.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛs(uː)/
• Rhymes: -ɛsuː

desu

1. (slang, humorous, affectionate) Used at the end of a sentence to imitate Japanese sentence structure.
   • 2002 March 20, Mahoronyan [username], “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 [username], “Re: FMA 47 - Sealing the Homunculus”, in rec.arts.anime.misc, Usenet‎:

     Awww, but it was just getting fun, desu.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:desu.

• kawaii

• Dues, dues, duse, sued, used

desu

1. Rōmaji transcription of です

desu f

1. accusative singular form of desa
2. instrumental singular form of desa
3. genitive plural form of desa