What Does This Mean?

レスバトル

[ SLANG ][ MULTILINGUAL NATIVE ]

FORCE: Attention EconomyUNIVERSE: Japanese Forums / XCLUSTER: online_argument_slang

The full form of レスバ: an argument carried on by trading replies on a bulletin board or social media, a "battle of responses". Used as a noun, often with する (レスバトルする) or in phrases such as レスバトルになる.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

""The comment section turned into a full レスバトル over which ramen shop is best.""

LORE & ORIGIN

A compound of レス (reply, from response) and バトル (battle). The Daijisen, as shown on Weblio, records it as an argument built from successive replies on forums and social media, and explains レス as a short form of "response". The shortened レスバ is already a separate entry; this entry covers the unabbreviated form. Dated first use is not documented.

FIRST SEEN

Unknown (2channel-era term; exact first use not documented)

PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)

2000s onward (Japanese forums and X)

CURRENT STATUS

Legacy / Decaying Slang

EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

Español es-ESno fixed local term →Français fr-FRno fixed local term →日本語 ja-JPレスバトル →한국어 ko-KRno fixed local term →Português pt-BRno fixed local term →中文 zh-CNno fixed local term →

AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+1 AURA

TREND STATUS

↓ FADING

EDITORIAL ESTIMATE

CULTURE CATEGORY

[ SLANG ][ MULTILINGUAL NATIVE ]

RELATED TERMS

レスバ

MENTIONS OVER TIME

DOCUMENTED SINCE

Unknown (2channel-era term; exact first use not documented)

NOW

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