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    3. 森

    森

    森

    This word means you are laughing a lot online. It's like 'LOL' but even stronger. It means 'forest' because there is so much 'grass' (laughter).

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    Sentence + 森Primary

    This word means you are laughing a lot online. It's like 'LOL' but even stronger. It means 'forest' because there is so much 'grass' (laughter).

    今いまのシーン、完かん全ぜんに放ほう送そう事じ故こでしょw 森もり

    That last scene was a complete broadcasting accident lol. Forest. (i.e., dying of laughter)

    CasualNon PastAffirmativeSentence EndingDeclarativeInternet & Social MediaGames
    昨きの日うの配はい信しんのあの発はつ言げんはマジで面おも白しろすぎて森もりだった。

    That comment from yesterday's stream was so funny it was a 'forest' (of laughter).

    CasualPastAffirmativeSentence EndingDeclarativeInternet & Social MediaMusic & Entertainment
    面おも白しろくない時ときに「森もり」とか使つかうと、逆ぎゃくに空くう気きが凍こおるからやめとけ。

    If you use things like 'mori' when it's not funny, it'll just make things awkward, so don't.

    RoughNon PastNegativeMid SentenceProhibitionInternet & Social MediaCulture & Traditions
    このゲームのバグ集しゅう、面おも白しろすぎてお腹な痛かい。森たい。

    This game's bug compilation is so funny my stomach hurts. Forest.

    CasualNon PastAffirmativeSentence EndingDeclarativeGamesInternet & Social Media
    彼かれの天てん然ねんな回かい答とうにチャット欄らんが森もりになった。

    The chat section became a 'forest' (erupted in laughter) at his airheaded response.

    NeutralPastAffirmativeSentence EndingDeclarativeInternet & Social Media

    Imagine many 'w's look like blades of grass. 'Grass' means laughter. If there is a lot of grass, it becomes a forest. So, 'forest' means even more laughter.

    This is different from '草' (kusa). '草' means something is funny. '森' means something is super funny. It is like '大草原' (daisougen). Both mean something is very, very funny. They are funnier than just 'w' or 'www'.

    Don't use this when you are speaking. It is only for online writing, like social media. If you say it out loud, people will not understand you.

    Less formal alternatives(1)

    (笑)

    This shows someone is laughing. It means something is funny. Or it means something is a joke.

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