🌏 Region(s): Honshu (Standard)
うそまつ【嘘松】 : usomatsu | define meaning
usomatsu
Definition
Noun
- (Online slang) A post on social media that contains a fabricated story or a lie. Fabricated story; unbelievable story; unrealistic story; farfetched story; lie.
Etymology
First attested around 2016. Generally believed to originate from a story posted on Twitter (now "X") where the poster claimed to have met someone who looked like the character おそまつ【おそ松】 Osomatsu from the 2015 comedy show おそまつさん【おそ松さん】 Osomatsu-san). The story was deemed so unbelievable, other users started calling it ウソまつ【ウソ松】 usomatsu. The term grew into an online meme, with other users posting fake sightings of Osomatsu, and was eventually used to refer more broadly to any unrealistic or fabricated post.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 嘘松 |
| Kana | うそまつ |
| Romanization | usomatsu |
意味：ウソのかきこみ【ウソの書き込み】
Categories:
嘘松
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, July 20). うそまつ【嘘松】 : usomatsu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 24, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6392/usomatsu/.