dattebayo

D2A1T1T1E1B3A1Y4O1

interjection

An expression of affirmation.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. humorousAn expression of affirmation.

    I wanna play APEX with neechans too...dattebayo...

    2022 November 24, @axelsyrios, Twitter
    1 more example

    i don't judge ppl for this bc like. if it gets you to do it. hell yeah brother grab that toothbrush dattebayo

    2024 May 3, @shoujoboyy, Twitter
adjectivedattebayo (comparative more dattebayo, superlative most dattebayo)

comparative more dattebayo · superlative most dattebayo

  1. InternethumorousGood; nice.

    Not very dattebayo of them 😔

    2023 July 31, @unoriginalnam21, Twitter
    1 more example

    not my beautiful sugoi country.... it has been ruined by non dattebayo streamers....

    2024 May 23, @gunglemynuts, Twitter

Origin

From a sentence-end hereditary verbal tic of the titular protagonist of Naruto, perceived as a catchphrase due to its translation into English as "Believe it!": だ (da, auxiliary) + ってば (tteba, informal emphatic particle) + よ (yo, emphatic particle).

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APA

dattebayo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dattebayo

MLA

“dattebayo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dattebayo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dattebayo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dattebayo.

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