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香具師

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FORCE: Gen Z BrainrotUNIVERSE: Internet SlangCLUSTER: Kanji Substitution Joke

An old 2channel-era substitute spelling for 奴 ('that guy/person'), read the same way despite the unrelated kanji meaning 'peddler'.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"Yashi over there keeps posting the same thing every thread."

LORE & ORIGIN

A deliberate kanji-substitution joke from early 2channel culture, part of a broader tradition of intentionally 'wrong' but phonetically identical kanji swaps as in-group markers.

FIRST SEEN
2000
PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)
2000-2010 (2channel), niche ongoing
CURRENT STATUS
Legacy / Decaying Slang
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EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

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