<p>It's not.</p>

<p>However it does share the same pronunciation of <code>我操</code> or <code>我肏</code>, basically the Chinese equivalent of <code>WTF</code>. Term <code>卧草</code> became more popular due to widely existing profanity filtering on different internet platforms which mostly will filter out the origin term, while it also feels <em>slightly</em> more polite (Think about shoot vs. shit).</p>

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2019-09-17T15:56:36.320Z
Thanks! I thought "卧草" has it literal meaning "lying on grass", describing faking injuries.
Zuriel
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tweray
<p>I would say 卧草 is a grammatically valid phase which means "lying on the grass". No dictionary would include it because if so, the dictionary would be too thick -- you can lie on anything.</p>

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Harry Summer
<p>In football games, I heard people use "卧草" for time-wasting actions near the end of a game. Is "卧草" a proper Chinese word? I did not find it in dictionaries.</p>

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2019-09-17T15:52:16.080Z
What is a *proper* word?
Mou某
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2019-09-17T15:53:26.460Z
@user3306356, to me a proper word is a word that is accepted by at least some authoritative dictionaries.
Zuriel
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2019-09-18T08:53:33.497Z
Then it's not. Or you can define some sort of "dictionary of Chinese network slangs" as authoritative
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Is “卧草” a proper Chinese word?
# Is “卧草” a proper Chinese word?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-09-17)

In football games, I heard people use "卧草" for time-wasting actions near the end of a game. Is "卧草" a proper Chinese word? I did not find it in dictionaries.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What is a *proper* word?  
> **username_0**: @user3306356, to me a proper word is a word that is accepted by at least some authoritative dictionaries.  
> **username_2**: Then it's not. Or you can define some sort of "dictionary of Chinese network slangs" as authoritative  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2019-09-17. Score: 6

It's not.

However it does share the same pronunciation of `我操` or `我肏`, basically the Chinese equivalent of `WTF`. Term `卧草` became more popular due to widely existing profanity filtering on different internet platforms which mostly will filter out the origin term, while it also feels *slightly* more polite (Think about shoot vs. shit).

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks! I thought "卧草" has it literal meaning "lying on grass", describing faking injuries.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2019-09-17. Score: 0

I would say 卧草 is a grammatically valid phase which means "lying on the grass". No dictionary would include it because if so, the dictionary would be too thick -- you can lie on anything.


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