TIL that the "Wa" in Wario and Waluigi isn't an upturned M, it's actually a portmanteu of Mario and Luigi's name and the Japanese adjective warui which means "bad", literally translating to "bad Mario" or "bad Luigi".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wario#Concept_and_creation



Submitted January 25, 2015 at 11:01PM by Woodsalt_ http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2tmnhx/til_that_the_wa_in_wario_and_waluigi_isnt_an/