禿同

• Reading: はげどう
• Romaji: hage do
• Kanji breakdown: 禿 (bald — phonetic substitute for 激しく hageshiku) + 同 (agree — from 同意 doui) → strongly agree
• Pronunciation: /ha.ɡe doː/

Meaning

An abbreviation for 'strongly agree' — shortened from 激しく同意 (hageshiku doui).

禿同 is a clever visual abbreviation where 禿 (hage, bald) stands in for 激 (hageshiku, intensely) because they share the reading 'hage,' and 同 represents 同意 (doui, agree). So 禿同 = 激しく同意 = 'strongly agree.' This is classic 2channel wordplay — using kanji puns to create compact expressions. It's old-school internet slang that older net users still recognize.

Examples

1. 「日本のラーメンは世界一」禿同。 Japanese ramen is the best in the world' — strongly agree.
2. 禿同、もっと休みがほしい。 Strongly agree, I want more days off.
3. その意見に禿同だわ。 I strongly agree with that opinion.

Usage Guide

Context: online forums, social media

Tone: emphatic agreement

Do Say

• 禿同、まさにそれ (Strongly agree, exactly that)
• 「定時で帰りたい」禿同すぎる ('I want to leave on time' — I agree so hard)

Don't Say

• 会議で「禿同です」は通じないし不適切 (Saying 'hage do desu' in a meeting won't be understood and is inappropriate — say 全くその通りだと思います)

Common Mistakes

• Using 禿同 with people unfamiliar with 2ch culture — they may not understand
• Not knowing it's a kanji pun and trying to read it literally as 'bald agreement'

Origin & History

Originated on 2channel in the early 2000s. A kanji pun abbreviation: 禿 (hage, bald) replaces 激 (from 激しく, hageshiku, intensely) + 同 (from 同意, doui, agreement). Classic example of 2ch's creative linguistic compression.

Cultural Context

Era: Early 2000s 2channel culture

Generation: Older internet users, 2ch veterans

Social background: Internet culture

Regional notes: Used across Japan by those familiar with 2ch. Considered somewhat dated by younger users.