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お控えなすって (おひかえなすって) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

お控ひかえなすって

Meanings

1

expression

please allow me to introduce myself

archaic

Archaic formal greeting used historically among yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, and similar groups. Not used in modern standard Japanese.

昔むかしのやくざ映えい画がで、「お控ひかえなすって」という挨あい拶さつを聞きいたことがある。
I've heard the greeting 'お控えなすって' in old yakuza movies.

Written forms

お控ひかえなすって
Archaic greeting used historically among yakuza, street vendors, and gamblers. The kanji spelling is attested but rare in modern contexts.
御お控ひかえなすって
Variant with honorific 御. Even rarer than お控えなすって.

Kanji

控withdraw, draw in, hold back
御honorable, manipulate, govern

Etymology

Derived from お控えなさる (a respectful form of 控える, 'to wait' or 'to be in attendance'), with the contracted なすって. The exact historical development is uncertain, but it likely served as a formal self-introduction in certain subcultures.