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orz - 05-10-2009, 03:06 AM

Do you know "orz"?

I had believed "orz" is foreign word or symbol. But one day I found it is originated in Japan in 2002.

"orz" is a symbol expressing "depressed man fallen down" used in internet sceen in Japan, Taiwan and mainland China.

ex.
ケータイ落としちゃったよ orz...
I lost my cell phone, orz...

http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand...kuzuoreru.html


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