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ばずる
バズる
bazuruOrigin: English loanword
First used: 2010s
To go viral on social media. Derived from the English word "buzz".
What is バズる?
バズる (bazuru) means to go viral or gain sudden widespread attention on social media. It's a Japanese verb created from the English word "buzz."
Formation
The word is formed by taking the English "buzz" (バズ) and adding the Japanese verb ending る to create a verb:
バズ (bazu) + る (ru) = バズる (bazuru)
This is a common pattern for creating new verbs from loanwords in Japanese.
Usage
- バズった (buzutta) - It went viral (past tense)
- バズってる (bazutteru) - It's going viral (progressive)
- バズらせる (bazuraseru) - To make something go viral (causative)
Examples
このツイート、めっちゃバズってる This tweet is really going viral
何がバズるかわからない You never know what will go viral