レス

See also: レズ

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾe̞sɨ]

Etymology 1

Shortening of レスポンス (resuponsu), from English response.

Noun

レス • (resu

  1. (Internet) reply; response (to an electronic message)
    レス(かえ)
    resu o kaesu
    to write a reply; to reply
Derived terms

Verb

レスする • (resu surusuru (stem レス (resu shi), past レスした (resu shita))

  1. (Internet) to reply; to respond
Conjugation

Etymology 2

English -less.

Suffix

レス • (-resu

  1. (colloquial) -less

Etymology 3

Clipping of セックスレス (sekkusuresu, sexless)

Noun

レス • (resu

  1. (euphemistic) sexless, having no sexual activity for a long time (between a married couple)