Japanese

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Etymology

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From (tsubo, pot) +‎ (-ru). From the idioms 壺に嵌まる (tsubo ni hamaru, literally to be stuck in a pot), 壺に入る (tsubo ni hairu, literally to enter a pot).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝbo̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

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つぼる or ツボる (tsuborugodan (stem つぼり (tsubori), past つぼった (tsubotta))

  1. (slang) to find something utterly hilarious

Conjugation

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