jmdict 2835139 Active (id#1986552)
夜露死苦 [ateji] 夜露四苦 [ateji] 夜呂死苦 [ateji]
よろしく
  1. [exp,adv] [sl]
    《pun on 宜しく; orig. used by young bike-riding delinquents; now oft. joc.》
    • best regards
    • please remember me
    • please treat me favorably (favourably)
    • please take care of
    Cross references:
    • ⇒ see: 1224890 宜しく 2. best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of; please do
History:
    • A 2018-08-28 00:40:59 Jim Breen
    • Comments
      It's not at all part of the etymology of the term. It was added as a written form much later and is only used in a minute proportion of cases.
    • Refs
      宜しく	13293595
      宜敷く	6479
      よろしく	39329598
    • A* 2018-08-27 20:12:16
    • Comments
      Why is 宜敷く marked as ateji? 敷く means "to spread out", and if 宜 means "best regards", that would make perfect sense.
    • A 2018-03-27 01:40:48 Jim Breen
    • Comments
      Trimming (no need to say "ateji" twice.) Could be shorter.
    • Diff
      @@ -27 +27 @@
      -<s_inf>ateji 'pun' on 宜しく; orig. used by young bike- riding delinquents; now oft. joc.</s_inf>
      +<s_inf>pun on 宜しく; orig. used by young bike-riding delinquents; now oft. joc.</s_inf>
    • A* 2018-03-26 10:40:57 Marcus Richert
    • Comments
      Safer to not mention I suppose.
    • Diff
      @@ -27 +27 @@
      -<s_inf>ateji 'pun' on 宜しく; orig. used by young bike-riding delinquents in the 1980's; now oft. joc.</s_inf>
      +<s_inf>ateji 'pun' on 宜しく; orig. used by young bike- riding delinquents; now oft. joc.</s_inf>
    • A* 2018-03-26 10:07:41 Marcus Richert
    • Comments
      Splitting out of 宜しく.
      Nicopedia says "70's and 80's" but I can't find anything 
      reliable to go on... and I think it has a very 80's/early 
      90's feel to it (I could be wrong).
    • Refs
      ngrams
      夜露死苦	948
      夜露死紅	1
      夜呂死苦	13
      夜呂四苦	4
      夜露四苦	17
      _
      https://dic.pixiv.net/a/夜露死�%8
      B�
      "不良、ヤンキー用語の一つ。口頭ではなく文字で表記される。 
      英語の「Good morning!」に相当する。 
      http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/夜露死�
      ��
      かつての暴走族ではこのようにコテコテした漢字の当て字文化があ
      り、暴走族の通り道になっているような通りでは「夜露死苦」「愛死
      天流(あいしてる)」などの落書きも見受けられた。 
      このことから、ヤンキーやDQNを揶揄したりパロディ化するときのネ
      タとしても使われる"
      (not sure how reliable)
      _
      http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/夜露死�
      ��
      "「よろしく」という言葉に威圧感のある漢字を当てはめた当て字。
      1970年代~80年代に暴走族やヤンキーの間で広まった。「喧嘩上等」
      「唯我独尊」などの文句と並んで使われる。たまに「呂」「四」など
      の漢字が使われたり、レディースの場合「夜露死紅」と書かれたりも
      する。"
      _
      http://www.ibaraking.com/advance/yankee3.htm
      "夜露死苦【よろしく】
      「よろしく」をヤンキー流に表記したもの。"
      _
      google books: oldest hit for 夜露死苦 is a book published 
      in 1993
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