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DQN
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Japanese
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Etymology
From the TV program ja 目撃!ドキュン 目撃!ドキュン Mokugeki! Dokyun Witness! Gunshot (1994-2002), in which ja ドキュン is an onomatopoeia of a gunshot. The use of DQN to refer to poor people was influenced by the delinquent appearance of the TV show's guests.
Pronunciation
ドキュン
Noun
ドキュン
ja internet slang pejorative offensive pleb, chav, trailer trash a lower-class idiot
ja internet slang pejorative offensive by extension an irresponsible, aggressive driver
Derived terms
ドキュモ
DQNネーム ドキュン ネーム
ja terms written in foreign scripts