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{{short description|Japanese slang term for single males}}
{{neologism|date=April 2013}}
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{{nihongo|'''''Dokuo'''''|毒男||literally "poison man"}} is a Japanese [[Slang|slang term]] for single males which originated on the [[2channel]] internet textboard.<ref name="netyougo">{{cite web |url= http://netyougo.com/2ch/3153.html|title= 毒男|trans-title=Dokuo|work= ネット用語の辞典サイト「ネット王子」|date= 15 November 2011|publisher= Netyougo|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 17 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="livedoor20100501">{{cite web |url= http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/4742058/ |first= Setsuko |last=Saeda |title= 恋愛弱者の男たち、「毒男」「孤男」「喪男」って実際どうなの？|trans-title=What's the truth behind "dokuo" and "moo" guys left behind in the love race? |date= 1 May 2010|work= Peachy News |publisher= Line Corporation|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 17 May 2014}}</ref> The term derives from the Japanese {{Nihongo||独身男|dokushin otoko}}<ref name="netyougo"/> or {{Nihongo||独身男性|dokushin dansei}}.<ref name="livedoor20100501"/>
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