Category: Slang

あなたの周りにくどい人いますか？例えば会社の上司とか、先輩とか。同じ事を繰り返して話したり、ネチネチと嫌な事を言い続けたりする、ずっと一緒にいたくないタイプの人。

Bail on Somebody – ドタキャン

Feb 4, 2014

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日本語には、外国語（主に英語）を使って表現する言葉がたくさんあります。例えば、「ドタキャン」

Slovenly – ズボラ

Jan 7, 2014

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自分の性格を一言で言うと何ですか？明るい？心配性？積極的？ ↓こんな言葉聞いたことありませんか？？「私の性格はズボラです。」ズボラって？？

Stylish Gal – オシャンティー

Jul 10, 2013

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オシャンティーとはおオシャレをスタイリッシュに言った若者言葉。意味自体はお洒落と同意である。若者言葉の中で○○な人を指す時に「○○ティー」と付ける場合がある。例えば、地元民を「ジモティー」と呼んだりする。オシャンティーもこれを活用したものであると考えられる。

Oops! Now I’ve Gone and Done It! – やってもうた

Mar 14, 2013

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in Messages, Reading, Slang, Vocabulary

Here’s a cool little phrase that is worth remembering that can really liven up your Japanese – at least when speaking to yourself! やってもうた emphasises a state of shock and disappointment at mistake you’ve made. You’ll certainly catch people’s attention by using it!

Let Me Google That For You – ググれカス

Sep 2, 2012

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in Slang, Unusual, Vocabulary

Google currently holds the title of Search Engine King for most people, and it’s the go-to tool for looking most anything up. So heavy has our reliance on the search giant become, that it’s now considered something of an insult to ask a question that could easily be answered by Google Sensei.

Complete – コンプ

Aug 20, 2012

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in Messages, Reading, Slang, Vocabulary

Here’s a neat little conversation that I just spotted on Facebook that has a slang term and some pretty simple language. It definitely gives you a better feel for how an actual conversation between two young guys would play out! As you may have guessed from the title, コンプ simply means ‘complete’. As with many…

All Kinds Of Thing – ピンキリ

Mar 23, 2012

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All and sundry. The whole spectrum. Anything and everything. Those are all viable translations for this juicy little slang term. ピンキリ might confuse you at first though. I initially thought of remembering something (ピンとくる) and for something to have no limits (きりがない), but it’s actually used in quite a different way.

Satisfying Real Life – リア充

Jan 3, 2012

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