What is Aru?
1.
interjection
1. sound noting confusion or disbelief
2. Posing the question, "what is going on."
Etymology: Likely to have come from Scooby-Doo often reacting to the order to go search for ghosts with Shaggy. Picked up in the late 90s.
Hot Girl: He wouldn't let me give him a blow job.
Guy: Aru??! He what!?
Bill: Come here, Joe. We need your help.
Joe: Aru?
2.
Appended onto any noun to make it sound Asian or Oriental (Japanese/Chinese/HongKongese/etc.)
Background: From Futurama, when Bender challenged the "Iron COOKARUUUUUUUU!"
Note: when typing or writing 'aru' you can use multiple Us to denote that you are yelling and drawing out the "oo" sound on the end.
"Iron Cookaruuuuuuuuuuu!"
"Let's got race our pocketbikaruuuuuuuu!s"
"Are you going to cook some teaaruuu?"
3.
interj.
A friendly greeting or acknowledgement of notice. A greeting howl. Largely synonymous with "hello" or "I see you."
See also:
*** Joe just entered the room.
Kerr: Aru, Joe.
4.
Shortened form of a proper name.
can be denounced as a need for speed reverse programmer.
to pull an aru - is to pull an act of brilliance.
Aru is the NFS reverse engineer.
Hey look I pulled an aru on this car.