はよ

Japanese

Etymology

From 早(はよ)う (hayō), the u-onbin (ウ音便(おんびん)) form of 早(はや)く (hayaku).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ha̠jo̞]

Adverb

はよ • (hayo) 

  1. (informal) quickly; now
    はよせーや！ ― hayo sē ya! ― (dialect) Hurry the hell up!

Phrase

はよ • (hayo) 

  1. (Internet slang) Ellipsis of はよ + an unspecified verb; used to form demands for something
    画像(がぞう)はよ ― gazō hayo ― images, now
    ソースはよ ― sōsu hayo ― sauce? (literally, “hurry up with the source”)
    更(こう)新(しん)はよ ― kōshin hayo ― updates when?

See also

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