Contracting 行っておいで to 行っといで

Grammar: Colloquial and Casual Speech » Contracting 行ってお出で to 行っといで

2024年01月06日

The phrase 行(い)っておいで, which is a more casual version of 行(い)ってきなさい, may contract as 行(い)っといで.

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Going to say good morning with 行っといで

Manga panel from ストロボ・エッジ showing example of Contracting 行っておいで to 行っといで. — ストロボ・エッジ » Volume 2 » Page 15

Ninako confessed her feelings to Ren, even knowing he already has a girlfriend and would turn her down. After not seeing Ren during summer break, Ninako wonders if she’ll still be able to greet him normally. After a boy she turned down greets her normally, Ninako feels more confident.

つかさ:: 「ホラっ　仁奈子(になこ)　今度(こんど)はあんたの番(ばん)だよっ」; “Hey, Ninako, now it's your turn.”; 「そろそろ連(れん)くん　来(く)るんじゃない？」; “Won't Ren being coming soon?”; 「行(い)っといで！！」; “Go for it!!”