Questions tagged [slang]
俗語. Words, expressions, etc. considered very informal, usually used mostly by in-groups, such as young people, and easily affected by trends and fashions.
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Is there any idiomatic way to express doing an activity or behaving "like an old man" or "not in a cool way", particularly in the context of skiing?
In English, "dad turns" is a slang term for a style of skiing. If you are making "dad turns", you are skiing like an old man.
I found 親父 which I believe is "pop". Is that ...
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涙活 = "monetizing the tears"?
In Kanojo Okarishimasu (aka Rent-a-Girlfriend) S3E03, a hyperactive zoomer girl (who's also a youtuber) named Yaemori hears MC's situation, and starts crying. Afterwords, she says "泣いた記念に写真撮るっス&...
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"Your mom has an outie" = "son of a bitch" in English?
This might seem ridiculous, but I've now encountered "Your mom has an outie" twice in anime, and both times, it's been translated as "son of a bitch." I just want to know if there'...
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maru = "for real" (or something of the sort)?
In Trails into Reverie, Nadia is an insanely cute girl who talks in a super slangy (gyaru-ish?) fashion. She's obviously in love with her big-brother figure Swin (whom she calls "su-chan"). ...
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How is "yowee" supposed to be written in japanese? (e.g. "anta wa yoweenda yo!", meaning "you're weak!")
When people are speaking crassly, things like じゃない will often be pronounced じゃねえ, with maybe a few variations (e.g. じゃねー, or using katakana, etc.). My question is, how does one usually do this for &...
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塩気/塩っ気 (shiokke) = sass?
In Shinya Shokudou (Midnight Diner) S3EP06, and old mom meets with this old guy, and they're talking at a diner in front of the old mom's daughter (who's casual friends with the old guy). The old mom'...
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What are cars called that look stock but have lots of performance modifications in Japan? Americans call them Sleepers
What are cars called that look stock but have lots of performance modifications in Japan? Americans call them Sleepers.
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does なんだこれは specifically have a bad connotation?
I heard this and wasn't sure if it had a negative meaning or not. Does the phrase always indicate irritation or not necessarily? I'm a bit confused since some people say it's just an informal tone ...
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"ツール" meaning "nerd"/"obscure"? What is being said here?
In a recent video by The Anime Man (Joey), he talks with a host (ROLAND), and they get to talking about anime, and how it's less stigmatized and more mainstream now.
Then Joey brings up the point that ...
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What does "B.D." mean here? (Birdie Wing)
In Birdie Wing, Eve is being led blindfolded to a golf match that she has to do to settle a mafia dispute. While being explained this absurd premise, she says something in Japanese which is translated ...
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"B" meaning "hot and heavy"?
In Maison Ikkoku, the title of episode 60 is "見ちゃった！響子{きょうこ}と三鷹{みたか}がいきなりB？！", which is translated to "Caught in the Act! Kyoko and Mitaka-Hot and Heavy!"
My question is, what is &...
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Can you help me know what does "カンジ" means?
I came across a drawing tutorial about colouring eyes on pixiv. And there is this sentence:
こんなカンジの目を描きたい人向け。
I know カンジ reads as "Kanji". But if you put in the sentence and the content ...
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what is the meaning of "系" in below sentence?
I checked on internet to find the related meaning of "系" in below sentence but I didn't find.
"レポート 進んでる系?"
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What is being said here instead of 逮捕状 (taihojou [arrest warrant]) (from Yakuza Lost Judgement)?
During Yakuza Lost Judgement, detective Watanabe says the line "we even have a warrant", and the official japanese subtitles have the line written as "逮捕状も出てる". To my knowledge, ...
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What term is used for different types of smoking (e-cigs, vapes, cigars)?
If someone wants to smoke a cigarette in your presence, they might ask "タバコいいっすか？". I've also heard it referred to as 煙 (kemuri). I'd imagine those terms work for cigars as well (however ...
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What does 凸 mean here?
In Yakuza 6, former idol Haruka is looking at an online article about how, as a surrogate daughter of a yakuza, she was spotted in an orphanage in Okinawa.
One of the comments on the article says &...
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Which dialect uses "けえ" instead of "から"?
In Yakuza 6, a guy called Nagumo speaks with a dialect. Just an example of one line from him is
"今度こそ白黒つけちゃるけえの"
which, in regular japanese, I'm assuming is
"今度こそ白黒つけてやるからな"
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What does たく mean when used by itself at the beginning of a sentence?
In the Video Game, Persona 4 Golden, Dojima says the following after recieving a phone call:
たく…誰だ、こんな時に。
Now, I know this roughly translates to "Who is it at this time?" but what does たく ...
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What is Gudetama's catch phrase? Is it だりー or だるい? [duplicate]
On Netflix, in the first episode, at 00:43 he says it. Netflix translates it as "what a drag". It sounds to me like 「だりー」 not 「だるい」. But maybe I'm mishearing?
The dictionary says だるい means ...
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ギャル語 usage of 系? 買い物系
What is the purpose of 系's constant use in ギャル語? Is it just filler or supposed to give a certain feeling or meaning?
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Gyaru speaking and なんだけど / んですけど
In a couple of anime I watched (namely, Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru and Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman) there is a gyaru character, and I noticed they speak often using なんだけど and similar expressions as ...
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ちゃんと帯付きだ！ meaning
This is translated as "in original cover"
Is this a common saying? and how is the kanji combo read?
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grammar in 他んとこにしてる借金
can anyone tell me how this sentence is working together?
The full sentence is
「この７万から 水道代を払って他んとこにしてる借金を払うと…」
I assume とこ is ところ used for "thing"? Or am I off?
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Grammar of Shinunoga E-wa lyric: "そんなダサいこと もうしたないのよ goodbye"
I am have trouble understanding this verse そんなダサいこと もうしたないのよ goodbye
The context is
失って初めて気がつくなんて
そんなダサいこと もうしたないのよ goodbye
My translation:
Line 1: The is bad-thing [なんて] it is the first time [初めて] ...
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How to say "I ship X with Y"? (shipping slang)
If you're not familiar, in fandoms, it's common in English to "ship" characters together (essentially meaning you think they should be in a romantic relationship). I know how Japanese ships ...
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Difference in use between 正義 and しか勝たん
I find them used interchangeably. Do they have a different nuance?
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休ん and 違うん . I don't get if this is a verb form, conjugation, a contraction or some grammar that I still don't know
I found these phrases reading and didn't get if they were a verb form, conjugation or what, I neither could find them on a dictionary. I assume they are colloquial forms of speaking and this is the ...
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Lolita Complex changed to be ロリヰタコンプレックス in Zetsuen no Tempest?
In Zetsuen no Tempest, a bunch of guys were guessing to reasons why someone (Yoshino) might hide his girlfriend, and writing them on a whiteboard. One of the reasons that came up was that his gf might ...
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Is くだらねぇ verb conjugation?
From the first episode of Death Note:
まったく くだらねえ
Is くだらねえ slang for くだらない?
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Does フェミニスト mean something like "womanizer"?
Does フェミニスト mean something like "womanizer"?
Wiktionary says:
(dated, colloquial) a chivalrous man
Vice reports that someone on Reddit said:
One Reddit commenter suggested that the text ...
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Whats the way to show a verb in Japanese slang form, the way English uses astericks to show a verb, such as *cries*?
for further example on twitter, you would see a post of something that usually goes in the format of:
“omg i just spilt my drink
** dies inside **”
I was wondering if japanese slang/japanese social ...
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Kaguya-sama: Does maji manji (マジ卍) really translate to based or dope A.F.?
Related I guess: Japanese slang － まんじ、マンジ、卍
From Kaguya-sama: Love Is War:
In S02E09, specifically Chapter 82, when Yu (Ishigami) praises Kaguya by describing Kaguya as 'maji manji', the translation ...
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噓憑き: what is it and how is it different from 嘘つき?
While looking at song lyrics I found the word 噓｛うそ｝憑｛つ｝き . What kind of kanji usage is this, and how does it differ from 噓｛うそ｝つき?
Since 憑 means "haunt, possess" and the song is about ghosts ...
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Is there a Japanese term or slang for "[something specific] piqued my interest after watching an anime"? [closed]
I remember long ago that there was a term for "some hints or actions that spark your curiosity when watching anime", but I can't remember it. Do you know it?
For example, I have watched some ...
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Is "doggu cheese" really Japanese, or slang in Japanese?
In this part of this funny video: https://youtu.be/eXpyr0aVkHM?t=1159
The girl says "mother talk dog cheese" in English, trying to translate "My mother told me that it was cheese for ...
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Is there a Japanese term that conveys the meaning of "attention whore"?
Just to clarify, an "attention whore" is a noun that can be used to describe a person (usually a woman, in fact, but the term can be used for men as well) that seeks attention, and would do ...
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Please explain how this "joke" works, ダーウンロードってかぁ
I have no idea how this joke is even supposed to be a joke.
In this video, 3 kids are laughing at the idea of uploading:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2qxzVteHto&t=0m12s
「だいたいアップロードってなんだよ？...
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What does 攻めた mean when used about someone's appearance?
I came across the expression 攻めた格好 recently, and I'd like to know what exactly it means. The original sentence was uttered by a character that was surprised to see another in a wildly different place ...
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Meaning of ローンボーイ
From the visual novel Higurashi no Naku Koro ni,
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「おいおいおいおい！ 本人不在で勝手に話を進めるなー！ 俺は孤独と静寂を愛するロンリーガイだぜー？」
魅音
「あっはははははっは！！ だぁれがロンリーガイだー！」
魅音
ローンボーイの間違いでしょー？ くっくっくっく！」
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「はぅ～、ローンって圭一くん…。 お金に困ってるなら協力するよ…...
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What does クる mean in this sentence?
あんた最近避けてるでしょ。何考えてるか知らないけどあんたに変に距離を取られると結構クるのよ、くだらない理由でやってるのなら止めなさいよ
I'm guessing it has a negative meaning, but I look up "kuru" on denshi jisho dictionary and nothing that makes sense in ...
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Meaning of 祭り as a suffix
I'm watching an anime in which characters often use 祭り, but I'm not sure about its meaning; here's occourrences from the first three episodes:
ままた来た！美人祭り…。ヘンリエッタさん
なんだとこのムッツリスケベ祭りめっ。僕はムッツリじゃない
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The meaning of モテる
I have read what it says in this post but it's old and I would like to hear other opinions. It's interesting that I have found this meaning on Weblio:(esp. as 持ってる) to have "it"; to have ...
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Tokyo Dialect, 東京弁 : 形容詞 vs 形容動詞
In Tokyo Dialect, they transform some i-adjectives so that they become
sugoi - suggee/sugee
yabai - yabee
itai - ittee
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is there any in na-adjectives? Like
shizukana shizukka
genkina - genkki
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たきゃ meaning in this context? [duplicate]
The context is as follows:
the player's party wants to cross a bridge and the bandit leader says "何だお前ら？
ここを通りたきゃ通行料1000000G置いてきな！！"
So he wants the characters to pay a toll, but I have ...
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Is " みたいな" a filler phrase?
In Mega Man Zero 4, one of my favorite games, when the boss Sol Titanion uses her Red Flame Fans attack, she shouts "Mitai na!", as you can see here at 4:30 (https://youtu.be/i7O6F3LOqM0?t=...
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What does "即オチ" mean?
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I follow a Japanese artist on Pixiv who posts short original manga periodically.
Recently he posted a new chapter of his manga ahead of his posted schedule announced on his Twitter, I read ...
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What's the meaning of キレてるよ?
In the opening song of the anime 「ダンベル何キロ持てる？」, the phrase 「キレてるよ！」 can be heard e.g. at 00:12 in the linked video. According to this website, it gets translated as "You're doing it!". ...
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"Nameattemo" 舐め合っても Lyrics from Macross Frontier 『LION』
I am confused as I learned from the other thread in this forum, where 舐める means to lick but there's also slang version of it, which means to look down?
Regarding that I was wondering which could be ...
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Is おたくじじい a proper term to describe an old man who's into anime or is there another slang term for it?
So as the question states, is おたくじじい a proper term to describe an old geezer otaku or is there a better alternative?
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What exactly does ロリコン mean in Japanese?
I have heard it means pedophile in japanese and all but in english fandom, the term mainly refers to liking little children/pre or pubescent people. In japan, I was wondering does the term apply to ...
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