Not so long ago, the Russian Internet was enriched with a new meme, which literally splashed onto all the resources and immediately spawned many continuations, even leaked into everyday speech. The amusing word puzzled many people, in fact, where did this “dratuti” come from, which means how to apply it and is it appropriate?
New meme
Speaking specifically about the meme itself, then some Internet user posted a photo of plywood, in which a picture of knots forms something similar to a curious face. Some say that this is a dog, others see the devil, but even no explanation is required - the drawing actually looks funny, and the signature “dratuti”, which means “hello,” causes a healthy, good-natured laugh.
For some reason, this word is accompanied by a set of parentheses of smiles with a mandatory zero. This happens when someone recklessly types a message on the keyboard, accidentally hitting a neighboring key with a finger. As usual, the meme immediately got a sequel - a mirror image of the same face, and the signature "full resolution". In different combinations, this meme still continues to be found in social networks, on forums and in diary services, avatars are made of it, used as a hash tag.
“Dratuti” - what does this word mean from a linguistic point of view?
The Russian language is characterized by colloquial simplification of many words, especially with respect to politeness. In this case, the word “hello”, the official form of greeting, has been distorted almost beyond recognition. It is worth noting that it was distorted long before the advent of the Internet - first in “hello”, then in “drust”, there are many other forms that are purely street, up to the fervent “rubbish!”, So there is nothing surprising in the next word form.
The meaning of the word "dratuti" does not differ from the starting configuration, but it is enriched with emotions. If “hello” can be said ironically and added “in the middle of the night”, emphasizing the absurdity of the situation, then in this case the emotional coloring is rather embarrassed, exaggerated, servile, a little childish. The reasons for this hue are hidden in the past.
Origin
Many bloggers believe that they know exactly where the word “dratuti” came from. About ten years ago on television there was a weekly entertainment program "Town", which was conducted by Ilya Oleinikov and Yuri Stoyanov. A couple of talented comedians played funny scenes, sometimes there were several issues united by one character, for example, Modest. Yuri Stoyanov portrayed a shy fat man with a speech impediment, who began with the phrase "Dratuti, my name is Modest." The undoubted talent of the comedian, who managed to create a memorable and cute image, quickly popularized this colloquial form of greeting, which existed in the last century.
Thus, “dratuti,” which means “hello,” quickly went to the people. It is not surprising that someone saw a similar expression of an imaginary muzzle in a drawing on plywood, remembered the unforgettable Modest, and the combination was so successful that the Internet picked up a new popular meme and began to develop and remake it, signing them suitable pictures.