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よっ友

February 27, 2023

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Yomi

よっとも

Rōmaji

yottomo

Type

slang

Meaning

a hi-bye friend; a “friend” of yours whom you occasionally bump into at a certain place (e.g. at school/work) and say よ (Hi), but don’t actually start a conversation with because you barely know each other and you know it’s gonna be awkward.

Antonym

ズッ友

Additional Info

It is often used by university students, who often end up having lots of such friends after having attended several social events.

Example

SNSでよっ友にフォローされて、ちょっと気まずい
I was followed by a よっ友 on social media and feel a bit awkward

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