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ドヤ顔 (doya gao) Meaning ‘Showing-Off Face’ in Japanese

April 20, 2020

ドヤ顔(どやがお, doyagao)noun, verb [+する]

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Japanese Slang “Were Your Parents Killed by …?”

November 20, 2018

“… に親でも殺されたのか”, meaning "Were your parents or someone killed by …" is a sarcastic and provocative Japanese expression used on the internet.Read More

オワコン (Owakon) Meaning ‘Old-Fashioned’ in Japanese Slang

November 16, 2018

オワコン (owakon) means “no longer interesting/popular/relevant”, “outdated”. It combines two words 終わった(owatta): “finished” and コンテンツ (kontentsu): “contents"Read More

情弱 (Joujaku): Japanese Slang Meaning “Lacking in Common Knowledge”

November 14, 2018

情弱 (joujaku) is a Japanese slang term that means "lacking in common and important information or knowledge". For instance, you’re joujaku if you bought a high-spec laptop just to use social media like Twitter, or if you are easily allured by dodgy ads onlineRead More

誤爆 (gobaku, “accidental explosion”) Means “Wrong Chat” in Japanese Slang

September 17, 2018

Originally, 誤爆 (ごばく, gobaku) means "accidental explosion/bombing". As a slang word, however, it also means "Opps, wrong chat", i.e. the act of inadvertently sending a message to a wrong chat/person.Read More

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