おとん
oton
🇯🇵 Japanese slang from Osaka
What does “おとん” mean?
dad
Example
“おとん、阪神が負けたら機嫌悪いねん”
oton, Hanshin ga maketara kigen warui nen
Dad's in a bad mood when Hanshin lose
Good to know
Hanshin = the Hanshin Tigers, Osaka's beloved baseball team.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
☕ Everyday
The textbook way to say it: お父さん
Heard in a conversation
Tigers at Kōshien
Daiki 甲子園、めっちゃ盛り上がってるやん！
Kōshien is going wild!
Aoi ほんまや！うちのおとんも来たがってたわ
It really is! My dad wanted to come too
Daiki あ、打った！…あかん、アウトや
Oh, a hit! …no good, he’s out
👨 How other countries say “dad”
- 🇯🇵 父さんTokyo
More from Osaka
- めっちゃsuper, so
- ほんまreally, true
- あかんno good, not allowed, no way
- ちゃうno, that's not it
- せやなyeah, true
- 知らんけど…but what do I know
- わからへんI don't get it
- ぎょうさんloads, lots
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