Oyatomo

[Sashimister]

Originally Posted by Yakousei

Japanese, it's a colloquial.

That won't work on me. I'm a native Japanese speaker.

[Nyororin]

Never heard it either, nor has my husband. I even asked my local 16 year old, and he has never heard it either - everyone just comes up with "Maybe he meant 'parent friend'?"

[Arekkusu]

Of course I've never heard the explanation either but go on WWWJDIC: Word Search and type 親トモ for a pretty decent explanation.

[Nyororin]

Originally Posted by Arekkusu

Of course I've never heard the explanation either but go on WWWJDIC: Word Search and type 親トモ for a pretty decent explanation.

Back to the 16 year old with that definition and the results of a search - and he came up with having heard the long version 親指だけの友達 - but only with negative connotations. Like someone you are nice to in mail, but wouldn`t want to be seen with in real life.

This may not carry the meaning the OP wants it to... Even among the group that does use it.

[Yakousei]

Originally Posted by Nyororin

Back to the 16 year old with that definition and the results of a search - and he came up with having heard the long version 親指だけの友達 - but only with negative connotations. Like someone you are nice to in mail, but wouldn`t want to be seen with in real life.

This may not carry the meaning the OP wants it to... Even among the group that does use it.

Ok regardless of what may or may not be the fact remains that I learned from my buddy Taka, who was born and raised in Japan. And he was textin one of his friends one night and was crackin up laughin, I asked who's that?
he told me his oyatomo.
Havin no clue what that was I stupidly asked, what's that like a funbuddy or somethin?
He said close it's a text buddy, the actual meaning is thumb buddy.
Now he could be pullin my chain and if so I'm kickin his butt for makin me look like am A-Hole online but if not now there's a new word to add to the many unknowns out there.

[MMM]

Originally Posted by Yakousei

Ok regardless of what may or may not be the fact remains that I learned from my buddy Taka, who was born and raised in Japanese. And he was textin one of his friends one night and was crackin up laughin, I asked who's that?
he told me his oyatomo.
Havin no clue what that was I stupidly asked, what's that like a funbuddy or somethin?
He said close it's a text buddy, the actual meaning is thumb buddy.
Now he could be pullin my chain and if so I'm kickin his butt for makin me look like am A-Hole online but if not now there's a new word to add to the many unknowns out there.

Sounds like a butt kicking might be in order. I asked a native Japanese tonight, and this was a "new word" never heard of before.

[Yakousei]

Originally Posted by MMM

Sounds like a butt kicking might be in order. I asked a native Japanese tonight, and this was a "new word" never heard of before.

The word does exist check on Tangorin.com it has all the variants of the word and all it's other cousins.

[Yakousei]

How is everyone these days?