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“come on, right?!” · No. 9 of 16 textbook swaps
でしょう→でしょ→だろ！

でしょう asks for agreement. だろ demands it. Tsukkomi lines end in だろ all the time.

Use it withFriends OKCoworkers avoidBoss / teacher avoid

A demand for agreement. Friends only, and mostly men's speech.

1,723 lines with 〜だろ！ from 187 comedians in the library · the textbook 〜でしょう: 432 · Counts updated 2026-10-07
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Bunny Pyonkichiro · Cup Noodles

Someone finds a jumbo cup of instant noodles and starts lecturing an older man about his food, calling him 'old man.'

Culture note Gotsumori is a cheap, extra-large brand of cup noodles sold in Japanese convenience stores.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

That's the same thing, isn't it?!

Textbookこれは同じことでしょう。The plain form of 「でしょう」 is 「だろう」, clipped to 「だろ」; shouted, it pushes the listener to admit the obvious. The particle 「は」 is dropped, and 「同じ」 becomes the casual 「一緒」 (meaning 'the same' here, not 'together').

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Uchimatsuge · The Cookie Shop

A man who makes and sells cookies in a shop asks Uchimura if people picture the baker while eating.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

I can't enjoy them, come on!

Textbook美味しく食べられないでしょう。'でしょう' becomes blunt 'だろ', pushing for agreement; also ら-dropping: '食べられない' → '食べれない'.

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Pabun · Death Game

The speaker has made it across to win a promised 100 million yen and shouts for someone hidden who is watching.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

I know you can hear me!

Textbook聞いているのでしょう。「聞いているのでしょう」→「聞いてんだろ」: 「聞いている」 drops its 「い」 to become 「聞いてる」; then 「る」+「の」 merges into 「ん」 (「聞いてるのだ」→「聞いてんだ」); and polite 「でしょう」 becomes blunt 「だろう」, clipped to a pushy 「だろ！」 ('you are, aren't you!').

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Aisho wa Ii yo ne · The Devil

Someone is encouraging a devil, who thinks devils don't work, to try getting a job anyway.

Culture note ブルーオーシャン ('blue ocean') is business jargon for an untapped market with no competitors.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

Exactly!

Textbookそうでしょう。Polite "そうでしょう" turns blunt: plain "だろう" with the final "う" clipped gives "そうだろ", "See? Exactly!"

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Yonbun no San · Time Travel

Two people have traveled from the future into the past, and one asks if they can still go back.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

You've gotta be kidding me!?

Textbookうそでしょう！？「だろう」 loses its 「う」 and becomes a blunt 「だろ」; 「嘘だろ!?」 is a shocked 'no way, right?!' rather than a guess.

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Mouflons · Moving to Tokyo

Two people are talking about singing, and one is asked what kind of song they want to sing.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

A love song, obviously!

Textbookそれはもちろんラブソングに決まっているでしょう。'決まっているでしょう' shortens to casual '決まってるだろ': 'い' drops from 'ている', and polite 'でしょう' becomes blunt 'だろ'.

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Quick answers

What does 〜だろ！ mean?

〜だろ！ means “come on, right?!”. でしょう asks for agreement. だろ demands it. Tsukkomi lines end in だろ all the time.

Is 〜だろ！ rude? Who can you say it to?

With friends: OK. With coworkers: avoid. With a boss or teacher: avoid. A demand for agreement. Friends only, and mostly men's speech.

〜だろ！ or 〜でしょう: which do people say more?

In 1,905 live comedy routines, 〜だろ！ appears in 1,723 lines from 187 comedians, and the textbook 〜でしょう in 432 lines.

Sixteen textbook swaps

いやなんで〜てんの？〜じゃない〜んだよ〜ちゃった〜てくんない？〜かよ！〜なきゃ〜みたいな〜でしたっけ？〜ばっかりマジで？〜ちゃダメやばい