Where does the ド in ド素人 comes from?

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素人 means beginner. ド素人 means total beginner.

ド means "very", "total". Any idea where does this word come from etymologically? It is sometimes also written in hiragana.

Are there other current expressions that use ド in a similar way?

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dainichi · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-25 04:14:37Z

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ど突く, ドスケベ, どあほ, ドM, ドS, どえらい, どぶす, ど近眼... sure there are many more

Please note that some of these are quite rude and offensive. Please use with caution.

Not sure about the etymology, but I have the impression that they tend to be used more in Kansai-ben.

answered Jan 25 '12 at 4:14

dainichi
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	あはは。悪い言葉ばっかりね～　あ、あたし関西人 – Chocolate Jan 25 '12 at 6:16
	@Chocolate: +1 for 関西人! – istrasci Jan 25 '12 at 15:26
	I share the same impression too! But unless non-関西人 can confirm that they seldom use ど… – syockit Jan 31 '12 at 23:17

rio · Answer 2 · 2012-01-25 07:38:31Z

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どぎつい, ど真ん中 and ド変態{へんたい} came up to my mind as a similar expression.

I don't know where this use of ド came from. Maybe from the prhase 度{ど}が過ぎる.

edited Jan 25 '12 at 7:38

answered Jan 25 '12 at 2:19

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I have never heard どきつい. Did you mean どぎつい? – Tsuyoshi Ito Jan 25 '12 at 5:06

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Yeah it should be どぎつい – Chocolate Jan 25 '12 at 6:15

Oops, typo. Thanks for pointing out. fixed it – rio Jan 25 '12 at 7:38

OMG ド変態！I've never heard that word but it's like a total pervert? Lol – Chocolate Jan 25 '12 at 18:31

どん百姓 is another one. – Bathrobe Feb 1 '12 at 22:15

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