Internet speak - orz

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I've seen several of my Japanese friends use "orz" in various types of posts on Facebook. What does "orz" mean? It's driving me nuts!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoticon#Orz – Tsuyoshi Ito Jan 20 '12 at 16:09 — Tsuyoshi Ito, Jan 20 '12 at 16:09

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 20 '12 at 15:31

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Lol, sorry I often use it too... when I want to show that I'm shocked, sad or depressed...it's like OMG or something similar to it I think... because doesn't it look like someone throwing himself on the ground?

answered Jan 20 '12 at 15:31

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No, not at all. So you mean it's like a 顔文字 or something? – istrasci Jan 20 '12 at 15:33
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@istrasci san... Yes that's what I heard... The letter 'o' shows the head and 'z' shows the legs. And have you seen ノシ too? – Jan 20 '12 at 15:35
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No, I've never seen ノシ either. What is that? Japanese people have very.....unique...imaginations. – istrasci Jan 20 '12 at 16:04
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@istrasci san, ノシ=Bye. (Looks like hands being waved good-bye, no?) – Jan 20 '12 at 16:53
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AH! It totally does! orz! – silvermaple Jan 20 '12 at 17:05
@Chocolate: No, this is a hand waving --> ,\\ Active imaginations I tell you. – istrasci Jan 20 '12 at 20:17
@Chocolate: I get it now, after seeing rio's picture in the link. You should have said it was a ひれ伏【ふ】した pose. I was imagining a 倒【たお】れた pose, like he was lying on his back, or a 横【よこ】たわった pose. – istrasci Jan 20 '12 at 20:23
getting a bit off-topic, but I think the チラ in |ω・｀)ﾁﾗｯ might be similar to ノシ :P – cypher Jan 20 '12 at 22:31
@cypher san... チラッ is an imitative word for taking a glance, no? Like...チラリと見る. – Jan 20 '12 at 23:01
@Chocolate: 親指　→ 　,\\ ←　other 指. other指は斜めだから、wavingです。 – istrasci Jan 29 '12 at 18:21

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 20 '12 at 16:13

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orz

"o" is for head, "r" for arm and body, and "z" for body and legs. I couldn't find any pictures of it, but found a picture of its variety "OTL".

http://hehehe.be/blog/2008/12/20/otl/

answered Jan 20 '12 at 16:13

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Lol, 'hehehe'...! This is so funny~~! – Jan 20 '12 at 16:41
AAHHHH!!! That picture made so much more sense. It's a side profile! Even with @Chocolate's description in his answer, I didn't really understand the pose it was trying to convey. – istrasci Jan 20 '12 at 20:19

Internet speak - orz

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